Coronavirus: death toll rises by 209 overnight
The coronavirus death toll has risen by 209 overnight.
As of 5pm on March 28, the Department of Health have announced 1,228 patients in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
As of 9am on March 29, 2020, a total of 127,737 people have been tested, of which 108,215 were confirmed negative and 19,522 were confirmed positive.
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