The number of people who have died in hospital after contracting coronavirus has hit 26,771 today.
10.04.2020 - 20:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The number of people who have sadly died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 980 in the past day.
A total of 8,958 people have now died after contracting the virus - up from Thursday's figure of 7,978.
On Thursday 19,116 coronavirus tests were carried out across Great Britain, of which 5,706 came back positive.
The number of people in hospital who have the disease now stands at 19,304.
The government's figures on deaths relate to patients who have died in hospital
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