779 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 80 deaths overnight.
27.03.2020 - 18:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The number of people who have died due to coronavirus in the UK has risen sharply to 759 today.
The death toll in Britain jumped by 181 in the 24 hour period between 5pm on March 24 to 5pm March 25, according to figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care.
There are now 14,579 confirmed cases in Britain, up from 11,658 yesterday.
The department has now been forced to take on a new approach to recording confirmed cases and deaths as the Government, NHS England and Public Health
779 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 80 deaths overnight.
The total number of deaths from coronavirus is 15% higher than previously reported, according to figures from the Official of National Statistics (ONS).
Almost 1,000 people are reported to have died in UK hospitals of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
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.
The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus is now more than 3,600.
The UK has seen the biggest jump in coronavirus-related deaths since the outbreak began.
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.
The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus passed 1,000 in the UK as the death tally shot up 34% in a day.