The total death toll in all settings including hospitals, care homes and in the wider community is now 39,369. Of those 1,613 were positive, bringing the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the UK to 277,985 since the pandemic began. (Image: PA)Yesterday there was slight confusion over how many new coronavirus deaths had been reported. The UK's official coronavirus death toll rose by 111, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths to 39,045 since the start of the pandemic. It was reported earlier today that the number of people who have died of Covid-19 in UK hospitals alone had reached 31,128.

Source: Daily Mirror June 02, 2020 15:40 UTC