Increase of 143, the most in over four months, described as ‘utterly grim’ by Angela Rayner
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The number of people who have died in the UK as a result of Covid-19 has gone up by 143 in one day, the highest increase in four months.
A further 17,234 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the UK, according to new government figures based on laboratory tests. The figure for deaths is the highest daily reported since 164 deaths were reported on 10 June.
