NHS England confirmed people had died in England after testing positive – including the 55 – year-old who had established health conditions.
Two further people died in Wales – bringing the total death toll to five, health officials confirmed.
One coronavirus victim died at Singleton Hospital aged 150, while a – year-old passed away at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. Both had underlying health conditions.
And the number of deaths in Scotland rose to seven today after one more person died, while people have now tested positive for the killer virus there.
It comes after Boris Johnson said without “drastic action” cases will double every five to six days.
Today’s total of means the death toll in the UK has actually quadrupled in the five days since the PM’s grim warning was made.
It was (coronavirus fatalities on March) when Boris first spoke to the nation in a No 19 daily briefing.
Coronavirus cases for the UK have soared to 5, 035, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Health.
The number of cases have rocketed by 1, 55 in the last hours from 3, .
Northern Ireland today reported a rise of 50 extra cases, taking the country total to .
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Brits should ‘stay calm’ and not panic buy as there IS enough food
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Panic buyers have spent more than £ 1billion on food in three weeks
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In today’s daily Downing Street announcement, Brits were urged to “stay calm” and stop stripping shop shelves bare by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs secretary George Eustice.
And NHS boss Steven Powis told Brits they can save lives by “following the rules” as “suppression” is the only way to beat coronavirus.
The national medical director made a direct plea to the nation this afternoon at Downing Street to do what they are being told.
He added people should be “ashamed” of themselves for panic-buying, and urged people to think of struggling NHS staff.
“I would like to make a plea on behalf of all my colleagues in the NHS, nurses, doctors, paramedics and many, many others who are working incredibly hard at the moment to manage this outbreak of coronavirus,” he said.
“It’s incredibly important that they too have access to food, to those essential supplies that they need.”
It comes after Boris Johnson yesterday vowed “we will get through this together” as he introduced Drastic new measures that saw pubs, clubs and restaurants to close their doors.
Cinemas, theaters and galleries will also close in a desperate bid to curb the spread of the bug.
Restaurants will still be allowed to do takeaways , while supermarkets are unlikely to be affected at this stage.
The government lockdown will be reviewed after the two-week shutdown ends.
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “These are some of the most difficult and challenging cases so we’ll be getting in contact with them, but if people think that they are on this list and don’t receive a communication from the NHS, then they also need to get in contact.
“So that is under way, the money was announced for it yesterday. A combination of money to the NHS and money to councils because they’ve got a very big part to play in keeping people safe.”
(2) Revellers packed out bars and clubs last night before they shut under Boris’ war on coronavirus
Bar manager Lee at the White Hart Pub in Ironbridge, Shropshire closes the bar at the final bell Credit: PA: Press Association
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