UK: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surged by 676 to 2,626

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18 March 2020

UK: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surged by 676 to 2,626

Public Health England (PHE) reports: "As of 9am on 18 March 2020, 56,221 people have been tested in the UK, of which 53,595 were confirmed negative and 2,626 were confirmed positive."

At the same time on Tuesday, the figure was at 1,950.

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