Latest Coronavirus update 16 May: These are the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths released by Public Health England.
Coronavirus update 16th May
Deaths reported today – 468
As of 9am on 16 May, there have been 2,489,563 tests, with 136,486 tests on 15 May.
1,742,028 people have been tested, of which 240,161 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 15 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 34,466 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 28,270.
16 May notes
The daily totals for tests, people tested and positive cases is 1 higher than the difference between today’s and yesterday’s cumulative totals. This is due to historic data revisions to Pillar 1.
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