The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 880 in the past day.
20.03.2020 - 22:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has risen by 714 to 3,983.
That's the biggest leap in cases in a single day so far.
The Department of Health says 177 people who contracted coronavirus have died in the UK - an increase of 33 from the same time yesterday.
Nearly 67,000 tests have been carried out in the UK.
Testing is being prioritised for those who are at the most risk, while people with mild symptoms of Covid-19 are being told to self-isolate at home.
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The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 880 in the past day.
The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has jumped to more than 1,800.
The number of people who have died due to coronavirus in the UK has risen sharply to 759 today.
There have now been more than 550 deaths in the UK from coronavirus, the Department of Health has announced.
The number of cases of confirmed cases of coronavirus has risen to 6,650 and 335 people have died after contracting the virus in the UK.
The number of people who have died in Scotland from coronavirus has reached 14 as the total number of positive cases rises to 499 - an increase of 83 overnight.
Ten people have now died due to coronavirus in Scotland - while a further 43 patients have tested positive for the deadly bug.
Seven people have now died due to coronavirus in Scotland - while a further 51 patients have tested positive for the deadly bug.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has hit 3,229 and 144 coronavirus patients have now died in the UK.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 676 from 1,950 to 2,626.
There has been a surge of new deaths from coronavirus in the UK overnight, the Department of Health said as more than 200 new cases were reported.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 798 in the last 24 hours.
Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK - bringing the total number of deaths to eight.