The number of people to have died after testing positive for coronavirus has reached 3,605.

As of 9am today, 173,784 people have been tested, of which 38,168 were confirmed positive.

As of 5pm last night, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 3,605 have died.

The figures for test results and for deaths are compiled from different sources.

This is why the figures for deaths are reported from an earlier point in time than the figures for test results.

NHS England has reported a further 604 people, who tested positive for Covid-19, have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 3,302.

Patients were aged between 24 and 100 years old, and 34 of the 604 patients (aged between 27 and 92 years old) had no known underlying health condition.  

Their families have been informed.