Coronavirus UK map: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?
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There are now more than 223,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK and more than 32,000 people have died.
These figures exclude a number of deaths where Covid-19 appeared on the death certificate, but the person had not been tested.
The actual number of coronavirus cases in the UK is also estimated to be higher because not all positive cases will be confirmed by a test.
The following charts and graphics will help you understand the situation in the UK and how the authorities are responding.
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UK coronavirus deaths fall
The new coronavirus was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January, but the number of daily confirmed cases and related deaths only began to increase significantly mid-late March.
Although strict social distancing measures introduced at the end of March have helped bring the daily death toll down, the UK now has the highest official death toll in Europe and the second highest in the world. However, the government says it is too soon to make international comparisons.
Another 210 deaths were announced on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths in the UK to 32,065.
The majority of the UK's deaths have been in England, with 28,657 so far, which is almost 90% of the total for the UK.
In Scotland, the official government figure for deaths is 1,862, but data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) suggests it could be closer to 3,000.
In Wales, a further five people have died with coronavirus taking the total to 1,116 people, according to Public Health Wales.
There were also 124 new cases in Wales, meaning there have been 11,468 confirmed cases in total.
In Northern Ireland there have been 438 coronavirus deaths from 4,149 confirmed cases.
Recent data from the Office for National Statistics, which has provided the best picture so far of the impact on care homes, suggests that more than a fifth of all coronavirus-related deaths are happening in such homes.
Figures published last week show that deaths in care homes are continuing to rise. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, care homes have overtaken hospitals as the place where most coronavirus deaths happen.
There is a longer wait for the release of these figures, which date back to 24 April, because the ONS relies on information from death certificates, rather than positive tests.
Testing struggles to meet government target
The latest figures on testing for coronavirus in the UK shows that almost one and a half million people have now been tested.
In the most recent 24-hour period, the total number of tests also hit the government's current target of 100,000 per day.
That 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.
When it set out to rapidly increase the country's testing capacity at the beginning of April, the UK government pledged to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of the month.
This chart shows that though the number of tests carried out each day is now far higher than it was a month ago, the target of 100,000 tests per day has only been hit three times since the beginning of May.
People over 65 and those who must leave home to work, as well as those they live with, can now book coronavirus tests.
All residents and staff in care homes in England, and patients and staff in the NHS, are also eligible, regardless of whether they have symptoms.
Increased testing is essential for the government's strategy to "test, track and trace" potential coronavirus cases.
As part of this plan, an app is being piloted on the Isle of Wight which alerts people that they may have been exposed to a potential coronavirus case.
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Daily cases holding steady
The numbers of confirmed daily cases had been on a downward trend until a jump on Wednesday and Thursday last week.
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said the rise was probably due to an increase in testing rather than the rate of infection going up.
All the indications - from hospital admissions to deaths - show the number of infections have been falling for some time, he added.
Cases were originally concentrated in London, the Midlands and the North West, according to official data.
But South Wales and parts of the North West and North East also have a high proportions of cases.
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.
Regional data suggests the daily numbers of deaths is declining fastest in London, but other parts of England and Wales 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.
New research in England and Wales has also suggested that black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die with coronavirus as white people.
The ONS analysis shows the increased risk persists after taking into account age, where people live and some measures of deprivation and prior health.
People from Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities also had a significantly higher risk of dying.
The number of hospital patients has fallen
On Saturday, the government said the number of people in hospital with coronavirus had fallen to 11,809, a 17% decline from the same day last week.
Figures have been gradually declining since a peak over Easter.
London's Nightingale Hospital, which opened on 3 April with space for 4,000 beds to treat Covid-19 patients, is being mothballed in the coming days, and will no longer be admitting patients.
The government has said making sure the NHS can cope with a second peak of the virus is one of five conditions that must be met before the lockdown is eased.
Another of the conditions is ensuring that the supply of tests and personal protective equipment (PPE) can meet future demand.
Changing the lockdown rules
On Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a "conditional plan" to ease lockdown restrictions in England and allow people to spend more time outdoors.
He said a new Covid Alert System with five levels would govern how quickly lockdown restrictions could be eased.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own powers over the lockdown and have decide not to ease restrictions at the moment.
