UK records highest coronavirus death toll since May 1 as another 696 people die

A graph showing the latest Covid deathsAnother 696 people have died with coronavirus in the UK – the highest death toll since May 1 when 698 people died.A further 18,213 new cases have also been diagnosed.
The latest daily figures released by the Government bring the total official death toll to 56,533 while there have now been 1,557,007 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Today’s figures compare to the 11,299 new cases and 608 deaths seen yesterday. Last Wednesday there were 19,6