Coronavirus deaths in the UK have jumped to 14,576 after 847 more people died in hospital, the Sun UK reports.
The Department of Health confirmed that 108,692 people have tested positive for the deadly virus.
According to reports, the current numbers are based on those who have died in hospitals but if deaths outside of the hospital were factored in, the UK toll could be as much as 50 per cent higher, recent figures suggest.
A medical personnel, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 58 coronavirus deaths had been registered in Scotland, bringing the death toll there to 847.
Professor Anthony Costello, of the UCL Institute for Global Health, added that the UK could endure up to nine more waves after lockdown measures are relaxed.
A UK government adviser has also claimed that thousands of lives could have been saved if the UK had been locked down sooner.
Prof Graham Medley told MPs on the Commons Science and Technology Committee that death rates and hospital admissions had slowed considerably.
“Had we gone into this state of lockdown in mid-January, then, quite possibly, we would have had very, very few cases,” he added.
The UK on Thursday extended its lockdown for another three weeks, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab claiming social distancing measures were helping to halt the spread.
Recall that the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Africa may become the next epicentre of the coronavirus if not checked.
