Latest Coronavirus update 5 May: These are the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths released by Public Health England.
As of 9am on 5 May, there have been 1,383,842 tests, with 84,806 tests on 4 May.
1,015,138 people have been tested, of whom 194,990 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 4 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 29,427 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 24,735.
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5 May notes
The daily total for tests is 7,445 lower than the difference between today and yesterday’s cumulative totals. This is due to:
- A historical revision of Pillar 1 tests in England, accounting for 1,897 of the difference;
- From 4 May, swab tests from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey are counted under Pillar 4 and not Pillar 2. Tests already processed under Pillar 2 remain in that total and are not included in Pillar 4 totals. Swabs that were previously sent out but have not yet been processed are now recorded in the Pillar 4 cumulative numbers and not in Pillar 2. This accounts for 5,073 of the difference;
- Blood tests from the ONS Covid-19 Infection Survey are now included under Pillar 4. This includes 475 tests from previous days that are included in the cumulative total but are not in the daily figure.
Today’s cumulative and daily tests figures also include 5,000 tests that were despatched under Pillar 4 for research purposes but were not included in the daily figures at the time. These tests were despatched to a research facility on Thursday 30 April and are now being distributed to individuals as part of the overall study.
