A fifth person has died from coronavirus in the UK


A fifth person has died in the UK after contracting coronavirus.

The victim was in their 70s and had underlying health conditions.

They had tested positive for COVID-19 - the disease caused by coronavirus - and passed away in St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, south London.

The number of confirmed infections in the UK has risen by 46 to 319 over the last 24 hours, according to the latest government figures. 

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