Seven people have now died due to coronavirus in Scotland - while a further 51 patients have tested positive for the deadly bug.
01.03.2020 - 18:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A further twelve people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in England bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 35.
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said that it is not yet known how one patient, from Essex, contracted the illness.
They are looking to trace anyone they might have been in contact with who had recently been abroad and may have passed on the virus.
Another three of the new cases were close contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The other eight patients all
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