THE UK's coronavirus death toll today passed 29,000 as 693 more people died - but the true figure could be much higher.
Health authorities today revealed 29,427 patients have so far been killed by the deadly bug across the UK.
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The daily death toll is more than double the 288 recorded yesterday - although there is often a drop on Mondays due to a lag in reporting over the weekend.
Today's figure is the lowest death figures for a Tuesday since March 31, when 382 deaths were recorded across the UK.
Coronavirus was recorded on 29,648 death certificates in England and Wales up to April 24, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed today.
That is 33.7% higher than the 22,173 coronavirus deaths the Department for Health revealed at the time.
As of yesterday, the Department for Health has only announced 28,734 coronavirus deaths across the entire UK.
If that figure is under-reported by the same level, it could mean more than 36,000 have died of the bug in Britain already.
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Speaking at the Downing Street press briefing today, Boris Johnson's deputy Dominic Raab said: "Our hearts go out to everyone who has lost a loved one."
Across the UK, another 4,406 new cases were recorded bringing the total to 190,990.
England's death toll now sits at 21,750 while Scotland today confirmed 44 more deaths to bring their total to 1,620.
Meanwhile in Wales, another 26 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 1,023.
Northern Ireland today recorded another 17 deaths - with the total there hitting 404.
According to NHS England statistics released today, the youngest patient killed by the deadly bug was just 29-years-old, with a 49-year-old with no underlying health conditions among the latest fatalities that brought the toll to 29,100.
The Sun today revealed radical measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus could be in place for up to a year.
Screens between desks, staff sitting back-to-back and a ban on hot desking and sharing of equipment are among moves employers must introduce when lockdown is lifted.
The new measures — proposed in draft documents on a return to workplaces — also require staggered shift times to avoid crowding on public transport.
Handwashing kit must be at entry and exit points, with regular cleaning of worktops. Yellow and black tape will tell people where to stand in lifts.
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Today, shock figures revealed more than 6,000 people have died of coronavirus in care homes across England and Wales.
Almost a third of all coronavirus deaths were in care homes after the deadly bug hit some of the most vulnerable in our society.
In the space of just a week, care home deaths linked to coronavirus increased by more than 2,500.
And it comes as it was revealed half of adults are being paid by the state.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's furlough scheme to pay 80 per cent of wages up to £2,500 a month cost an eyewatering £8billion in the first month - just shy of the NHS monthly budget of £11billion.
It means a staggering 27million adults are now dependent on the state for at least part of their income.
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Yesterday's figures showed another 250,000 out-of-work Brits have made claims for Jobseeker's Allowance as the economy is ravaged by the Covid-19 lockdown.
The jaw-dropping numbers come on top of 1.2million people who were already unemployed, 5.4million public sector workers and 12.6million people who receive a state pension.
It means more than 27 million people from an adult population of just over 52million - or around 53 per cent of the country - is now state-funded.
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