Red London buses travel up Whithall in the spring sunshine on the bank holiday Monday in London on April 13, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

LONDON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 11,329 as of Sunday afternoon, the Department of Health and Social Care said Monday.

As of Monday morning, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit 88,621, said the department.