A hospital trust has announced that a further ten people who tested positive for coronavirus have died.

The death toll at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust currently stands at 138, following the latest update released by NHS England.

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The ten reported deaths occurred between Sunday and Wednesday of this week, with six on Tuesday.

According to the Department of Health, 13,729 people across the UK have now died after testing positive for coronavirus. 

This is an increase of 861 from yesterday's figure.

Within this increase of 861 was 740 Covid-19 patients who were being cared for at hospitals in England.

This brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 12,396.

The 740 patients were aged between 28 and 103-years-old.

Forty of the 740 patients (aged between 45 and 93-years-old) had no known underlying health condition.

Their families have been informed.