Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK, DHSC/PHE (updated 17th May 2020)

As of 9am on 17th May, there have been 2,580,769 tests, with 91,206 tests on 16th May. 1,818,712 people have been tested, of which 243,695 tested positive. As of 5pm on 16th May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 34,636 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 28,417.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news