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Coronavirus deaths in UK rise by 563 as biggest increase in a single day recorded

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The UK has seen the biggest jump in coronavirus-related deaths since the outbreak began. An increase of 563 - the largest day-on-day rise so far - saw the death toll go from 1,789 to 2,352.It took 17 days for the number in the UK to pass 200, and has taken a further 11 days to pass 2,000.The number of people tested in the UK for coronavirus has passed 150,000.

The total by 9am on April 1 was 152,979.On average around 8,000 new people were tested a day in the seven days up to April 1.

In the previous seven days the daily average was around 5,800.The total number of confirmed cases in the UK stands at 29,474, as of 9am on April 1.

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