Covid-19 Update - UK death toll now over 1,000 according to Public Health England

By Jamie Hill - 28 March 2020

Health

The latest figures from Public Health England reveal that a further 260 have died in the last 24 hours.

As of 9am on 28 March 2020, a total of 120,776 people have been tested, of which 103,687 were confirmed negative and 17,089 were confirmed positive.

As of 5pm on 27 March 2020, 1,019 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.

As of Friday 27 March, there are 54 confirmed cases in Wiltshire and 16 in Swindon.

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