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