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FILE PHOTO: People wait at a bus stop in Liverpool, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Liverpool, Britain, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 77 to 40,542 as of 1600 GMT on June 6, according to government data published on Sunday.
Scotland and Northern Ireland earlier reported no COVID-19 deaths in the previous 24 hours.
Including suspected cases, the United Kingdom’s death toll this week surpassed 50,000, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources.
Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Kevin Liffey
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