The UK coronavirus death toll has increased by 155 in a large rise from Monday's low of just 16, the latest official figures released Tuesday show.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the official death toll across all settings is now at 44,391 in the latest figures from the Department of Health on Tuesday. This includes hospitals, care homes and the community, The Mirror reported.

There has been a further 581 new cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours and a total of 286,349 cases of coronavirus in the UK as of Tuesday.

Tuesday's figures suggest the number of deaths reported on Tuesdays remains stubbornly high.