UK confirmed coronavirus cases rise 26% to 1,950 in past 24 hours
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British cases of coronavirus rose 26 per cent to 1,950 from 1,543 the day before, Reuters quoted the health ministry as saying.
Britain reported its first confirmed coronavirus case on January 31. There have so far been 56 reported deaths.
“As of 9am on 17 March 2020, 50,442 people have been tested in the UK, of whom 48,492 were confirmed negative and 1,950 were confirmed as positive,” the government said.
