The number of people who have died in hospital after contracting coronavirus has reached more than 16,500.
12.04.2020 - 18:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The coronavirus death toll has passed 10,000 in the UK as health officials announced a further 737 deaths since yesterday.
The total number of people who have died in UK hospitals after contracting coronavirus has risen to 10,612 from 9,875 in the last 24 hours.
More than 352,000 tests have now been carried out, of which 84,279 have come back positive.
The latest update from the Department of Health reads: "As of 9am 12 April, 352,974 tests have concluded, with 18,000 tests on 11
The number of people who have died in hospital after contracting coronavirus has reached more than 16,500.
Greater Manchester's coronavirus death toll has risen again after 49 more lives were claimed by the virus.
More than 730 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
The number of people who have died with coronavirus in hospitals in the UK has risen by more than 800 in the last 24 hours.
The UK death toll has reached more than 12,800 and more than 98,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus.
The number of people who have died from coronavirus in the UK has increased by 717 people to more than 11,000, the Department of Health has said.
Almost 1,000 people are reported to have died in UK hospitals of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.