UK coronavirus death toll in hospitals rises by 209 to 37,257

A further 209 people have died in hospitals in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus.

NHS England has announced 183 new deaths of hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 26,049.

Of the 183 new deaths announced on Wednesday, 24 occurred on May 26, 64 on May 25, and 28 on May 24.

The figures also show 55 of the new deaths took place between May 15 and May 23, nine took place in April and the remaining three occurred in March with the earliest on March 21.

In Wales, a further 11 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 1,293, Public Health Wales said.

Another 97 people have also tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 13,653.

In Scotland, a total of 2,304 patients have died, up by 13 from 2,291 on Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon said.

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood, she announced 15,240 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 55 from 15,185 previous day.

The number of people who have died after in Northern Ireland has risen to 516 after two more deaths were reported by the Department of Health.

The Department of Health will later publish figures which account for deaths in all settings in the UK.

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