Another 717 people have died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to at least 11,329, the Department of Health has confirmed. The rise in deaths has been decreasing since Friday, when a record number of 980 people died. This dropped by nearly 250 on Sunday, when 737 people were confirmed dead. The toll was updated today after England recorded another 667 deaths. Scotland reported nine deaths, while 15 were recorded in Wales and six in Northern Ireland. The combined figure from the four nations comes to 697, which is slightly lower than the number – 717 – later released by the government this afternoon. The government has said this difference is because each devolved authority often makes amendments to their own data after reporting deaths to the Department of Health (DoH) each day. The UK death toll has reached 11,329 with 88,621 confirmed cases (Picture: Metro.co.uk) Military personnel are checked as they arrive at the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre in east London (Picture: Reuters) The Army has been drafted in to help the NHS at the temporary coronavirus hospital (Picture: Reuters) A total of 88,621 people have now tested positive for coronavirus. A week ago, on April 6, the total was 51,608
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