UK Covid-19 confirmed death toll rises by 113 to 38,489

The Department of Health said 38,489 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Saturday, up by 113 from 38,376 the day before.

In the 24-hour period up to 9am on Sunday, 115,725 tests were carried out or dispatched with 1,936 positive results.

Overall, a total of 4,285,738 tests have been carried out and 274,762 cases have been confirmed positive.

Daily coronavirus testing capacity reached 200,000 on Saturday, including capacity for 40,000 antibody tests a day, meeting the target to reach the milestone by the end of May, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

The Department of Health said the increased coronavirus testing capacity, which stood at 205,634 on Saturday, would support the rollout of the NHS Test and Trace system to control the spread of the illness.

Mr Hancock added: "Reaching our 200,000 capacity target is an important milestone on our journey to control the spread of the virus, save lives and gradually ease lockdown.

"By rapidly expanding our testing capacity, we have been able to introduce NHS Test and Trace, and enabling those who have coronavirus symptoms to get a test is an important part of the programme.

"I want to thank and pay tribute to the incredible team who joined together in one of the greatest national mobilisations that we've seen.

"We brought together the best minds in the civil service, NHS, PHE, universities and the scientific community, the armed forces and private sector companies across the globe to reach this incredible achievement."