The UK recorded 160 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total deaths to 34,796 as of Sunday evening local time, the British government announced Monday.
More than 246,000 have tested positive so far, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Twitter.
Meanwhile, loss of sense of smell or taste has been added to the official list of coronavirus symptoms in the UK, the government agency said Monday.
Up to 70,000 cases could have been undiagnosed: The announcement comes after the head of the UK’s coronavirus symptom app, Tim Spector, criticized the government’s failure to expand their list of symptoms. Spector estimated that an additional 50,000 to 70,000 cases in the UK have gone undiagnosed due to the lack of recognition of other symptoms such as loss of or changes in a person’s sense of smell or taste.
