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  • and just to bring you this afternoon, the latest figures that have come through to us from the Department of Health.

  • Always around this time we get an update on the number of people who have sadly lost their life with Corona virus.

  • So we are hearing that the UK death toll now stands at 3605.

  • Andi, to give you a sense off the day by day increase.

  • In fact, sadly, that is the largest daily increase we have seen because it's an increase on the previous 24 hour period off 684.

  • So the latest figures just through to us, Theo UK death toll rising now to 3605.

  • And that is the figure as off four o'clock yesterday afternoon.

  • Well, as we say, the prime minister posted a video on Twitter in the last hour or so posted by Downing Street.

  • He recorded a video to be released because he wanted to reveal that he is still in fact suffering mild symptoms.

  • He still has a temperature after he was diagnosed with covert 19 on has decided therefore, to remain in isolation.

  • I fix quick update for me on campaign against Corona virus.

  • First of all, in my own case, although I'm feeling better on I've done my seven days of isolation.

  • Alas, I still have one of the centres of minus symptom of have still have a temperature.

  • And so, in accordance with government advice, I must continue myself isolation until that symptom itself goes.

  • But we're working key the whole time on our program to defeat the virus.

  • You have seen the big announcement yesterday about 100,000 tests per day by the end of the month.

  • Andi, I just want to say one crucial thing.

  • One quick thing to everybody thinking about this weekend on DWhite, maybe some funding weather, because I reckon a lot of people will be starting to think that this is going on for quite a long time.

  • Andi, they would rather be getting out there on particularly.

  • Think what you've got kids in the household.

  • Everybody may be getting a bit stir crazy in the Nuba.

  • Just a temptation to get out there, hang out and start to break the regulations.

  • And I just urge you not to do that.

  • Please, please stick with the guidance Now this country has made a huge effort, a huge sacrifice done absolutely, brilliantly well in a delaying the spread of the virus.

  • Let's stick with it now.

  • Remember that incredible clapping again last night for our fantastic NHS.

  • We're doing it to protect them on to save lives.

and just to bring you this afternoon, the latest figures that have come through to us from the Department of Health.

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