More than one million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide while the death toll has soared above 50,000.
17.03.2020 - 18:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 407 to 1,950 in the last 24 hours - the largest increase in a single day.
More than 50,000 people have now been tested for Covid-19 in the UK.
The latest update from the Department of Health reads: "As of 9am on 17 March 2020, 50,442 people have been tested in the UK, of which 48,492 were confirmed negative and 1,950 were confirmed as positive."
The confirmed number of deaths reached 55 yesterday, but an updated death toll
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The Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock has said the peak for UK coronavirus cases is unlikely to be reached in the next fortnight with the number of cases likely to increase for months.
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