UK coronavirus death toll rises by 176 to 43,906

The UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 176 in 24 hours to 43,906, according to government figures.

Data from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) showed daily deaths had increased from last Wednesday, when 154 people were reported to have died after testing positive for Covid-19.

It came after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday that no excess deaths had been registered in England and Wales over a week for the first time since March.

The ONS said there were 65 fewer deaths registered in the week ending 19 June - 0.7 per cent below the average number of deaths for this period over the last five years.

On Wednesday, the National Records of Scotland said the number of excess deaths in Scotland had also fallen below the five-year average for the first time since the UK’s lockdown began.

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