Coronavirus latest news: Death toll in UK rises by 621 to 28,131 overall
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There are now more than 182,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK and 28,131 people with the virus have died.
The actual number of cases is estimated to be higher. Until recently it was mostly those in hospital and some NHS and care staff who were being tested - but the testing programme is now being extended.
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The death toll of the virus
The new coronavirus was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January. Strict social distancing measures were introduced at the end of March, while the daily death toll continued to rise into April, before slowly starting to come down just before Easter.
Another 621 daily deaths were announced on Saturday.
On Thursday the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country was now "past the peak" of the disease and on the downwards slope.
At the daily media briefings, ministers have praised the sacrifice of
NHS staff and other healthcare workers who have died, and underlined the
tragedy of each death from coronavirus amongst the wider public.
In Scotland, 1,559 people who tested positive for the virus have died, while the figure in Wales is 969. Northern Ireland has seen 376 deaths and in England the figure is 25,227.
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Who is being most affected and where?
People living in more deprived areas of England and Wales are more likely to die with coronavirus than those in more affluent places,
new figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest.
ONS analysis shows there were 55 deaths for every 100,000 people in the poorest parts of England, compared with 25 in the wealthiest areas.
Most recorded coronavirus deaths have been among the elderly. Figures released by NHS England show more than half of deaths have been among people aged over 80.
There also appears to be a disproportionate impact on those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
Black people account for 6% of coronavirus deaths in hospitals in England, but only around 3.5% of the population, according to BBC analysis.
Regional data suggests the daily numbers of deaths is declining fastest in London, but other parts of England are also now seeing a decline.
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London and the Midlands have seen the highest death tolls, but the numbers in other English regions have been going up more quickly in recent days.
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