CORONAVIRUS fatalities in the UK have risen to 35,704 after 363 more deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
A total of 248,293 people have now tested positive for Covid-19 across Britain - up 2,472 cases from yesterday.
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Today's death toll refers to those who have died in all settings - including care homes, hospices and the wider community.
The latest rise in deaths confirmed by the Department of Health is smaller than it was yesterday, when 545 more deaths were logged.
Today's figures are a decline from last Wednesday's 494.
It's the lowest number of deaths recorded on a Wednesday in the UK for the last eight weeks.
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The total number of cases Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced today is 525 lower than yesterday - but the discrepancy was not explained.
In England, the total number of Covid-19 deaths rose to 25,079 today - up 166 from yesterday.
NHS England confirmed the patients were aged between 33 and 99 years old and five had no known underlying health conditions.
In Scotland, a total of 2,184 patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus - up by 50 from yesterday.
In Wales, 14 more deaths were recorded overnight, bringing the overall tally there to 1,238.
There have been five more deaths in Northern Ireland, bringing their death toll to 494.
However, new analysis published today suggests Britain's overall death toll from the virus is far higher than the total reported by the Government so far - and has already passed 44,500.
It comes as:
Boris Johnson today promised the UK's "world beating" Coronavirus track and trace operation will be in place from June 1st.
He said that it would enable the UK to change lockdown rules - if the scientific advice said it was safe to do so.
It means that from then onwards, anyone who is diagnosed with coronavirus should be then passed over to a team who will contact everyone who they were in touch with.
It is hoped that it will stop the spread of the infection to others, and help people isolate who may be worried they could have caught it.
It comes as the escalating row between ministers and teaching unions has reached a boiling point as some schools could defy plans to reopen on June 1.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today revealed he was not expecting everyone to be back by then, with at least 18 councils vowing to rebel against the Government plans.
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Officials have instructed schools to get ready for reception, year one and six to return from the start of June, if it's safe to still do so.
They have issued advice on how to make sure classrooms and playgrounds are as secure as possible - including maximum class sizes of 15 and keeping desks further apart.
However, the plans have sparked a fierce backlash with unions warning teachers not to go, and now councils all over Britain saying they won't force schools to reopen.
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