The UK has announced a further 55 deaths from coronavirus – the lowest daily total since lockdown measures were introduced in March.

It takes the pandemic’s overall toll in Britain to 40,597, as of 5pm on Sunday.

There is often a lag in the reporting of deaths over a weekend, however, and the government figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 across the UK. The true total is thought to have passed 50,000.

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