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Monday 30 March 2020 3:08 pm  |  Updated:  Monday 30 March 2020 4:38 pm

Coronavirus: 159 more deaths in England

By: James Booth

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The National Health Service said today that a further 159 patients had died in England after testing positive for coronavirus taking the total to 1,284.

A further six people have died in Scotland, taking the total to 47, Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced.

In Wales, 62 people have died after contracting coronavirus, an increase of 14, health officials said.

Yesterday, the Department of Health said 127,737 people in the UK had been tested for coronavirus at 29 March at 9am.

The department said 19,522 people had tested positive and 108,215 had tested negative.

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