Coronavirus: more people test positive in Cambridgeshire

More than 160 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in Cambridgeshire through testing, it was announced today (Thursday, April 2).

Public Health England says there has been a rise of 25 cases in the county, with 166 people now testing positive.

There are 153 cases in Lincolnshire (+20).

The total number of UK cases recorded by Public Health England is 33,718 (+4,244) cases with 2,921 (+569) deaths to date.

Although Covid-19 testing has increased in the UK, a true figure of how many people have contracted the illness is not known.

This is because some people may have been exposed to the virus but not yet developed symptoms, while others have symptoms which do not require medical intervention or testing.