Coronavirus: Areas with highest number of Covid-19 cases in UK
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In the UK a total of 798 people have been diagnosed with the virus as of 9am on Friday.
This includes 15 people in Hampshire.
Ten people have died after being diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK.
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Where has been worst affected by corovavirus?
Here are the local authorities across the country with the most cases (latest figures released 9am on Thursday March 12):
- Kensington and Chelsea – 19
- Hertfordshire – 18
- Oxfordshire – 17
- Hampshire – 15
- Devon – 13
- Surrey – 13
- Westminster – 12
- Camden – 11
- Southwark – 11
- Barnet – 9
- Kent – 9
- Brighton and Hove – 8
- Liverpool – 8
Coronavirus: the facts
What is coronavirus?
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Hide AdCOVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can affect lungs and airways. It is caused by a virus called coronavirus.
What caused coronavirus?
The outbreak started in Wuhan in China in December 2019 and it is thought that the virus, like others of its kind, has come from animals.
How is it spread?
As this is such a new illness, experts still aren’t sure how it is spread. But.similar viruses are spread in cough droplets. Therefore covering your nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing, and disposing of used tissues straight away is advised. Viruses like coronavirus cannot live outside the body for very long.
What are the symptoms?
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