The official death toll from coronavirus cases in the UK has seen a significant spike following the release of new data.
Figures on Tuesday showed there had been 21,678 deaths related to COVID-19 in hospitals.
However, newly-released data from the Government on Wednesday evening shows that 26,097 patients have now died.
That’s because the new data includes - for the first time - deaths that have happened in care homes and the wider community.
It means Wednesday’s announcement included an additional 765 deaths (from the updated daily figure) plus a total of 3,811 non-hospital fatalities. This latter figure consists of deaths that have taken place between 2 March and 28 April.