UK coronavirus death toll rises by 118 to 36,793

The daily coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by 118 to reach a total of 36,793, Boris Johnson announced on Sunday.

Weekend death tolls tend to be lower, due to delays in data collection.

As of 5pm on Saturday, nearly 37,800 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for Covid-19 in the UK.

In the 24 hours running up to 9am on Sunday, 110,401 tests were carried out or dispatched, with 2,409 positive results.

Overall a total of 3,458,905 tests have been carried out and 259,559 cases have been confirmed positive in the UK.

The government's flagship test-and-trace system will launch next week.

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