Another 412 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, taking the total to 37,460.
The latest figure from the Department of Health is for coronavirus-related deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the community, reported in a 24-hour period up to 5pm on Tuesday.
This is up from 37,048 the day before.
NHS England announced 183 new deaths of COVID-19 patients in England's hospitals, taking the total to 26,049.
A further 11 coronavirus deaths were confirmed in Wales, bring the country's overall number to 1,293.
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The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Northern Ireland rose to 516 after two more deaths were reported.
It comes after no COVID-19 deaths were announced in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
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Some 3,779 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate as of 24 May, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS).
Between 18 to 24 May, 230 deaths were registered – a decrease of 105 from the previous week – marking the fourth consecutive week the numbers have fallen in Scotland.
The weekly NRS figures include suspected cases and are recorded differently from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish government.
The Department of Health said 117,013 coronavirus tests were carried out or sent out to be taken in the 24-hour period up to 9am on Wednesday. Some 2,013 of the tests returned positive results.
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