LONDON 19 Apr (ANA) - A further 596 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, bringing the country’s Covid-19 hospital death toll to 16,060, according to government data.

The latest figures from the Department of Health and Social Care showed 21,626 tests have been completed in the last 24 hours, of which 5,850 tests came back positive for Covid-19.

As of 9am on Sunday, 372,967 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK, with 120,067 testing positive in total.

The daily figures came amid growing concern over reports suggesting the government failed to adequately prepare for the Covid-19 pandemic and claims that Boris Johnson, the prime minister, did not attend five emergency Cobra meetings in the build-up to the outbreak.(ANA)

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