Latest Coronavirus update 4 May: These are the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths released by Public Health England.
As of 9am on 4 May, there have been 1,291,591 tests, with 85,186 tests on 3 May.
945,299 people have been tested, of whom 190,584 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 3 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 28,734 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 24,332.
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Notes on deaths figures
From 29 April, figures for deaths include all cases where there is a positive confirmed test for coronavirus. The figures include deaths with lab-confirmed COVID-19 in all settings, not just those in hospital, and this provides us with a single figure on an equivalent basis for the whole of the UK.
These UK figures are compiled from validated data provided by each of the four nations of the UK. Figures from Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) have always included tested cases outside hospital. Figures for England from 29 April onwards are provided by Public Health England and draw together several different data sources, including data from NHS England and Improvement, to produce this broader measure.
3 May notes
The daily total for number of tests is 2 lower than the difference between today and yesterday’s cumulative totals due to historical corrections to Pillar 1 data for England.
From 29 April, figures for deaths cover all settings, not just those in hospital. The equivalent figures under the previous measure are provided under ‘deaths in hospital’. This does include some deaths outside hospital in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
