UK health officials on Tuesday reported that the country's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has increased by at least 813 in the last 24 hours with England alone recording 744 more deaths.
Public Health Wales reported 19 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total to 403, while Northern Ireland's health authority reported 10 new coronavirus victims and 134 in total, according to the Sky News broadcaster.
Earlier in the day, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the total death toll in the country had risen to 615, with 40 new fatalities registered over the past day.
The latest data on the coronavirus spread provided by the World Health Organisation says that the number of confirmed cases has surpassed 1.8 million with more than 110,000 succumbing to the virus.