UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 26,000

It includes 765 deaths reported in the 24 hours to 5pm on Tuesday, Public Health England said.

More than 26,000 people with confirmed coronavirus have died in hospitals, care homes and elsewhere in the UK, new figures show.

A total of 26,097 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK after contracting Covid-19, Public Health England said.