The death toll of coronavirus patients who have died in UK hospitals has reached 31,128 after 164 more patients died.

NHS England reported 143 more hospital deaths from coronavirus, another 12 patients have died in hospitals in Scotland, seven more patients have died in Wales and two more people died in Northern Ireland.

The latest 143 deaths in English hospitals has brought the total number of confirmed reported deaths there to 26,865.

Patients were aged between 36 and 100 years old. Eight of the 143 patients, aged between 48 and 91, had no known underlying health condition. 

A total of 2,375 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 12 from 2,363 on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon said.

Speaking at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing, the First Minister said 15,471 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 53 from 15,418 the day before.

This includes 40 earlier positive test results that were received today.

There are 1,168 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in Scotland, an increase of 122. Of these, 34 were in intensive care, an increase of seven on the previous day.

In Wales, the seven new deaths reported brings the total death toll there to 1,354.

Northern Ireland recorded two new deaths, as the total death toll reached 526. 

Four more positive tests in Northern Ireland brought the total diagnosed, largely in hospitals, to 4,732.

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