The loss of taste and smell could be the biggest sign you have coronavirus, British researchers have found.
13.03.2020 - 18:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 798 in the last 24 hours.
That number is up by 208 from 590 cases at the same time yesterday - the biggest leap in cases in a single day.
Nearly 33,000 tests for Covid-19 have now been carried out in the UK.
A total of 10 people have died in the UK after contracting the virus.
The latest figures come after the government's chief scientific adviser said the true number of people with coronavirus in the UK is likely to be between 5,000
The loss of taste and smell could be the biggest sign you have coronavirus, British researchers have found.
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.
Yesterday, it was announced that an additional 45 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in the UAE.
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 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has risen by 714 to 3,983.
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 number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has increased by 171 in the last 24 hours - to 1,543
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.
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.
Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK - bringing the total number of deaths to eight.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has increased by 54 to 373 since Monday.
The government has defended its decision to remain in the 'containment' phase of tackling the spread of coronavirus in the UK.