There have been 232 new cases of coronavirus strain Covid-19 infection across the country, bringing the total to 1,372.

The Department of Health and Social Care announced that the number of people who have died has risen to 35, meaning another 14 have passed away in a 24-hour period.

The latest government figures are accurate as of 6.20pm on Sunday (March 15).

There are now 407 people with the virus in the city, with 40 in Kensington and Chelsea alone.

The borough beats Westminster with the most number of cases (35), and is the second most infected local authority in the UK behind Hampshire with 53.

The government has also said it will soon be asking all people over the age of 70 to self isolate in their own homes for as long as four months.

Plans are also being drawn up to commandeer factories in the UK to build ventilators as there is expected to be an unprecedented demand on the NHS's already stretched resources.

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