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The UK coronavirus death toll has reached 1,228 with 209 more killed by the virus in the past 24 hours.

On Saturday the figure was at 1,019 across the UK.

Sunday's coronavirus death toll was up 17% on Saturday's number - which was up 34% on Friday's figures.

As of 9am today a total of 127,737 people have been tested, of which 19,522 were confirmed positive.

A further 10 people have died in Wales after testing positive for coronavirus bringing the total deaths there to 48, Public Health Wales said. These figures are included in the UK total.

The total for England is 1,125 with 190 in the past 24 hours. They were aged between 39 and 105, and all but four - aged between 57 and 87 - had underlying health conditions, the NHS said.

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This weekend saw the deadliest weekend yet for Spain with 838 deaths in just 24 hours, putting the country's total at 6,528.

The US now accounts for the highest number of coronavirus infections of any nation, recording more than 122,000 confirmed cases on Saturday.

The death toll in the country surged past 2,000, more than double the figure two days ago.

This morning Cabinet office minister Michael Gove said the Government is doing everything it can to observe official coronavirus guidance.

It comes after the prime minister and two Cabinet members entered self-isolation.

Mr Gove was asked whether the Government was sending out clear messages on social-distancing, on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme on Sunday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have tested positive for the virus and Scottish Secretary Alister Jack developing mild symptoms.

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This is on top of England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty also self-isolating with symptoms.

Mr Gove said: "We've been doing everything we can to observe that advice and it's certainly the case that within the House of Commons people were seeking to maintain an appropriate distance from one another."

Mr Johnson has been accused of failing to follow his own social distancing rules, after his key lieutenants followed him into self-isolation.

The prime minister sat next to Mr Jack as he took Scottish questions at the despatch box in the Commons on Wednesday.

Mr Hancock was on the Scottish Secretary's other side on the front bench as they gathered ahead of Prime Minister's Questions.

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Mr Gove told Andrew Marr that Parliament was now in recess and that the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, would be reviewing "the best way of making sure that politicians remain accountable but at the same time that we respect the rules that limit the spread of disease".

There have been concerns that other key figures could be affected by the virus.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak was with the prime minister shortly before he tested positive, while Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill was also with Mr Johnson, Mr Hancock and Prof Whitty at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Neither the Chancellor nor Sir Mark had displayed symptoms by Friday night so they had not been tested and were not in isolation.

On Saturday, Business Secretary Alok Sharma insisted there were "no gaps in Government" despite Cabinet members entering self-isolation.

Mr Gove said that he and the prime minister have been using video technology to chair official meetings.