The latest figures from Public Health England have revealed that the number of confirmed deaths have seen the biggest rising from 578 to 759 - an increase of 181. This is the sharpest rise of deaths so far.
As of 9am on 27 March 2020, a total of 113,777 people have been tested, of which 99,198 were confirmed negative and 14,579 were confirmed positive.
As of 5pm on 26 March 2020, 759 patients in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
The figures for test results and for deaths are compiled from different sources. This is why the figures for deaths are reported from an earlier point in time than the figures for test results.
In Wiltshire as of 26 March there have been 43 confirmed cases so far and 11 in Swindon.
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