Meanwhile, more than 33,700 people have tested positive for the virus as of Thursday, according to government figures.
The new death toll, which counts the number of hospitalised patients who have died, was a daily increase of 24 per cent.
More than 163,100 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the UK as of Thursday morning, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
independent.co.uk
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