A member of the military tests a person at a coronavirus test centre in the car park of Chessington World of Adventures as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Chessington, Britain, London, Britain, April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s hospital death toll from COVID-19 rose by 888 to 15,464 as of 1600 GMT on April 17, the health ministry said.

“357,023 people have been tested, of which 114,217 tested positive,” the health ministry said.