Latest Coronavirus update 6 May: These are the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths released by Public Health England.
Deaths in all settings for 6 May – 649
As of 9am 6 May, there have been 1,448,010 tests. There were 69,463 tests on 5 May.
1,072,144 people have been tested and 201,101 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 5 May, of those who tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 30,076 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 25,148.
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6 May notes
The daily total for tests is 5,295 lower than the difference between today and yesterday’s cumulative totals.
This is due to historic data revisions and corrections to the allocation of tests between pillars.
General notes
Data on UK positive and negative tests and data on deaths is updated on this page daily at 2pm or shortly after. The figures for test results and for deaths are compiled from different sources. This is why the figures for deaths are reported from an earlier point in time than the figures for test results.
For clinical reasons some people are tested more than once. Therefore the number of tests completed may be higher than the number of people tested. For serology testing (Pillar 4), some protocols allow for samples to be tested repeatedly. Samples are anonymised prior to sending to the lab for testing, therefore the identification of individuals tested is not possible in the current reporting process, and so the number of people tested is not reported.
Daily totals reflect actual counts reported for the previous day. Each day there may be corrections to previous reported figures. This means that previously published daily counts will not necessarily sum to the latest cumulative figure. It also means that today’s cumulative count may not match the previous day’s cumulative count plus today’s daily count.
The number of tests includes:
- tests processed through our labs
- tests sent to individuals at home or to satellite testing locations
From 29 April, the daily count of deaths covers all settings, not just those in hospital. The equivalent count under the previous measure is provided under ‘deaths in hospital’. This does include some deaths outside hospital in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
