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UK coronavirus death toll soars by 143 in biggest jump for four months

A London Ambulance worker cleans an ambulance outside of the Royal London Hospital: Getty Images
A London Ambulance worker cleans an ambulance outside of the Royal London Hospital: Getty Images

The UK's coronavirus death toll has jumped by 143, the highest daily rise since June.

The latest fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, reported over the past 24 hours, take the total to 43,018.

The Government also confirmed that there had been a further 17,234 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Tuesday.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 634,920.

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