t in time than the figures for test results.</p>

<h3 id="notes-on-deaths-figures">Notes on deaths figures</h3>

<p>The figures on deaths relate in almost all cases to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for COVID-19. Slight differences in reporting in devolved administrations may mean that they include a small number of deaths outside hospital. The figures are compiled from validated data provided by NHS England and Improvement, Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales an