The number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK as of 7am on Friday has risen to from at 9am on Thursday, the Department of Health said.
The Department of Health said more than , (people had been tested for the virus.
A daily update of figures on its website said: “As of 7am on 6 March 9893591, , People have been tested in the UK, of which , 2019 were confirmed negative and were confirmed as positive.
“One patient who tested positive for Covid – has died. “
Yesterday we reported how a child at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is believed to have tested positive for coronavirus.
The ECHO understands that a young child, who was admitted to the Liverpool hospital yesterday, was diagnosed with the virus on March 5.
A staff member who wants to remain anonymous, told the ECHO that a number of staff had been sent home from work after a child tested positive for the disease.
The news comes shortly after two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Liverpool .
The source told the ECHO: “One of the children has got Coronavirus.”
It is understood that three staff members in total had been been home as a result, and that they were not in contact with the child, and are getting paid.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK
currently stands at 163.
In a statement, Liverpool City Council revealed that two Liverpool residents have tested positive for the potentially deadly virus.
This comes after it was confirmed yesterday that a resident had contracted the virus during a recent trip to northern Italy.
One of the two new cases is believed to be a close relative of the individual who tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.
While the second confirmed case is believed to have contracted the virus after returning to Liverpool from a trip to Northern Italy.
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