New case of coronavirus in Northamptonshire

In a statement this morning England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty confirmed that 12 more patients had been tested positive for Covid-19 in England.

Eight of those who were confirmed to have the virus had travelled from Italy. One had travelled from Germany, one from Singapore, one from Japan and one from Iran.

The patients are from London, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Bury, Wirral, Greater Manchester, Humberside and Kent.

All of the patients are being investigated to detect who the patients may have had contact with since their arrival in the UK.

The total number of coronavirus cases in England has now hit 48. The total number of cases in the UK is 51.