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7,172 people across the UK who tested positive for COVID-19 have now sadly died.

This afternoon, (Wednesday, April 8), the Department of Health and Social Care released the latest COVID-19 figures.

England has recorded the most deaths (6,483), followed by Scotland (366), Wales (245) and Northern Ireland (78).

Of the 828 new deaths in England, the youngest victim was just 22, the oldest was 103, and 46 of the patients had no known underlying health conditions, reports the Mirror Online.

As we enter our third week in lockdown, we are being reminded that we must only leave our homes for a few specific reasons.

These include shopping for essential items, caring for vulnerable people and travelling to work if we cannot work from home.

Social distancing is also extremely important and we must stay at least two metres away from anyone who is not from our household.

We'll be updating our website every day to cover the good and positive stories from communities across Essex right now. Please remember to visit thanksamillionnhs.co.uk to show the amazing NHS how much we all appreciate their hard work.

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