SIXTEEN rough sleepers are known to have died with Covid-19 during the first three months of the lockdown, new figures show.

The deaths were registered between March 26 and June 26, the Office for National Statistics reported, though it cautioned that the figure could be higher.

Homeless charities responded by urging the government to continue keeping people off the street and make it clear to councils that they should provide accommodation to everyone in need.
 
Of the homeless people identified, the majority were men, six lived in London and three in the north-west.