NHS England has announced 866 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19.
This brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 8,114.
Of the 866 new deaths announced today, 117 occurred on April 9 while 720 took place between April 1 and April 8.
The remaining 29 deaths occurred in March, including one on March 5.
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