More than 800 people with coronavirus have now died in Greater Manchester's hospitals.
01.04.2020 - 19:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The UK has seen the biggest jump in coronavirus-related deaths since the outbreak began.
An increase of 563 - the largest day-on-day rise so far - saw the death toll go from 1,789 to 2,352.
It took 17 days for the number in the UK to pass 200, and has taken a further 11 days to pass 2,000.
The number of people tested in the UK for coronavirus has passed 150,000. The total by 9am on April 1 was 152,979.
On average around 8,000 new people were tested a day in the seven days up to April 1. In the
More than 800 people with coronavirus have now died in Greater Manchester's hospitals.
The total number of deaths from coronavirus is 15% higher than previously reported, according to figures from the Official of National Statistics (ONS).
New York City's death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said Tuesday. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care with the virus.
The number of people who have died due to coronavirus in the UK has risen to 6,227 today.
The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 700 in the past day.
UK mobile network providers have warned against the spread of "baseless" conspiracy theories linking coronavirus to 5G, after videos purportedly showing masts on fire were posted on social media.
By Andreas Wiseman
The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus is now more than 3,600.
The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 550 in the past day.
More than 1,400 people across the UK have died from coronavirus.
More than 1,200 people across the UK have died from coronavirus, the government has said.