Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll reaches 74,570

The Government said a further 445 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 74,570. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 90,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.