Last Friday, the number of deaths from the previous 24 hour period was 173. Today's increase is the highest number of deaths in all settings for 10 days after 233 deaths were recorded on June 16. Today, it was announced that in all hospital settings, the death toll rose by 70 across the UK in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths is also reducing by 4.3% per day - halving every 16 days. But by June 15, there were 50 deaths and 3,270 people in hospital - giving a death rate of 1.5%.

Source: Daily Mirror June 26, 2020 14:52 UTC