coronavirus - bringing the total number of cases in the UK since the pandemic began to 617,688.A further 50 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday - bringing the UK death toll to 42,875.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 58,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.New figures also show that hospital admissions in the UK continue to rise.