The number of cases of confirmed cases of coronavirus has risen to 6,650 and 335 people have died after contracting the virus in the UK.
The number of cases has increased by 967 from 5,683 at the same time yesterday and the number of deaths has risen by 54. More than 77,000 people have now been tested for Covid-19 in the UK.
The latest update from the Department of Health reads: "As of 9am on 23 March 2020, a total of 83,945 people have been tested, of which 77,295 were confirmed negative and 6,650 were confirmed positive. "As of 1pm on 23 March 2020, 335 patients in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died." Earlier today, NHS England announced that the total number of deaths in England has passed 300 after a
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