Coronavirus UK map: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?
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There are now more than 190,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK and 28,734 people with the virus have died.
The actual number of cases is estimated to be higher. Until recently it was mostly those in hospital and some NHS and care staff who were being tested - but the testing programme has now been extended.
The following charts and graphics will help you understand the situation in the UK and how the authorities are responding.
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The death toll of the virus
The new coronavirus was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January. Strict social distancing measures were introduced at the end of March, while the daily death toll continued to rise into April, before slowly starting to come down just before Easter.
Another 288 daily deaths were announced on Monday. This is the lowest daily figure since 29 March.
Speaking at the government's daily news conference on Monday, Professor Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said that it was now "very clear in the data that we are past the peak."
At the daily briefings, ministers have praised the sacrifice of NHS staff and other healthcare workers who have died, and underlined the tragedy of each death from coronavirus amongst the wider public.
In Scotland, 1,576 people who tested positive for the virus have died, while the figure in Wales is 997. Northern Ireland has seen 387 deaths and in England the figure is 25,785.
Recent data from the Office for National Statistics which has provided the best picture so far of the impact on care homes, suggests that up to a third of all coronavirus-related deaths are happening there.
Figures released last week by the ONS show the total number of people dying from all causes in hospitals and the community is double what would be expected for this time of year. There is a slight time lag in the figures, which date back to 17 April, because the ONS relies on information from death certificates, rather than positive tests.
Testing below government target
More than 85,000 tests were provided on Sunday, according to figures released on Monday, missing the government's 100,000-a-day target for a second day running.
The figure includes test kits sent to individuals or to testing locations but not yet analysed or returned, as well as tests fully processed through the relevant UK labs.
Ministers have said that reaching the 100,000-a-day testing target would allow the implementation of the next phase of the government's strategy to "test, track and trace" potential coronavirus cases.
As part of the strategy, the government is piloting an app on the Isle of Wight. It will allow people to log coronavirus symptoms and inform those who may have been exposed to the virus that they need to isolate.
The app will be available for health workers to download from Tuesday. Members of the wider general public will be able to download the app from Thursday.
People over 65 and their households with symptoms, and anyone with symptoms who has to leave their home to work, can now book coronavirus tests.
All residents and staff in care homes in England, and patients and staff in the NHS, are eligible for tests, regardless of whether they have symptoms.
Daily cases holding steady
The numbers of confirmed daily cases had been on a downward trend, but two days in the last week have seen cases exceed 6,000.
Monday saw 3,985 new cases.
A spike in confirmed cases last week coincided with a significant increase in testing capacity.
Cases were originally concentrated in London, the Midlands and the North West, according to official data.
But South Wales and parts of the North East also have a high proportions of cases.
The number of hospital patients has fallen
On Monday, the government announced that the number of people with coronavirus in UK hospitals had fallen to 13,258.
Figures have been gradually declining since a peak over Easter.
The Nightingale Hospital in London is expected to be placed on standby in the coming days, and will no longer be admitting patients. The BBC understands that there are currently fewer than 20 patients being treated there.
The government has said making sure the NHS can cope with a second peak of the virus is one of the five conditions that must be met before lockdown is eased.
Another of the conditions is ensuring that the supply of tests and personal protective equipment (PPE) can meet future demand.
Who is being most affected and where?
People living in more deprived areas of England and Wales are more likely to die with coronavirus than those in more affluent places, figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest.
ONS analysis shows there were 55 deaths for every 100,000 people in the poorest parts of England, compared with 25 in the wealthiest areas.
Most recorded coronavirus deaths have been among the elderly. Figures released by NHS England show more than half of deaths have been among people aged over 80.
There also appears to be a disproportionate impact on those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
Black people account for 6% of coronavirus deaths in hospitals in England, but only around 3.5% of the population, according to BBC analysis.
Regional data suggests the daily numbers of deaths is declining fastest in London, but other parts of England are also now seeing a decline.
London and the Midlands have seen the highest death tolls. Northern Ireland and the south west of England have seen the smallest.
