Scotland's coronavirus death toll has increased slightly again today.
16.03.2020 - 17:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 171 in the last 24 hours - to 1,543
The latest update from the Department of Health reads: "As of 9am on 16 March 2020, 44,105 people have been tested in the UK, of which 42,562 were confirmed negative and 1,543 were confirmed as positive."
The total of 1,543 confirmed cases in the UK includes 124 in Wales and 171 in Scotland.
Thirty-five people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus.
Testing is being prioritised
Scotland's coronavirus death toll has increased slightly again today.
More than one million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide while the death toll has soared above 50,000.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greater Manchester has shot up by more than 100 in the last 24 hours.
The number of people who have died due to coronavirus in the UK has risen sharply to 759 today.
A total of 75 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Ayrshire.
Thirty-three people have died in Scotland from coronavirus - an increase of eight overnight.
The Scottish Government today said that more than 100 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Lanarkshire.
31 people in Dumfries and Galloway have now tested positive for coronavirus.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has risen to more than 8,000 and the death toll has passed 400.
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Lanarkshire has jumped by nearly 30 per cent in one day.
Dumfries and Galloway now has 26 coronavirus cases.
A seventh person has died in Scotland after contracting coronavirus with the number of cases detected in Ayrshire increasing again today.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 676 from 1,950 to 2,626.
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.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 798 in the last 24 hours.
NHS Lothian has confirmed the number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly coronavirus in the area has risen to 11 – the highest of any area in Scotland.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 590 in the last 24 hours.
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.
Nine new Scottish Coronavirus cases have been confirmed today - with the total now reaching 36.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has increased by 54 to 373 since Monday.