Coronavirus: Confirmed case in Peterborough for fifth day running as UK death toll rises by 181

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus has increased by 181 in the UK in the past 24 hours, taking the overall total to 759.
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The news comes on the same day that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock both revealed they had tested positive for the virus and were in self-isolation.

In Peterborough, the number of confirmed cases has risen for the fifth straight day - increasing from 10 to 11. So far, there have been three confirmed deaths from people with coronavirus at Peterborough City Hospital, and one at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

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The number of positive tests is also rising in neighbouring areas, with 68 in Cambridgeshire, 86 in Northamptonshire and 39 in Lincolnshire.

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Only those with the most severe symptoms are being tested at the moment.

The latest coronavirus news can be found at: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus.