Coronavirus deaths in the UK pass 26,000 as care home cases included

A total of 26,097 patients have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Wednesday.

It is the first time government figures have included deaths in care homes and the community, in addition to those in hospitals.

A total of 4,076 new cases were reported in one day, bringing the total to 165,221.