Coronavirus: 10 new cases in North West as UK sees biggest daily rise yet

There have been 134 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus confirmed in the UK in the last 24 hours - including 10 in the North West.
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The total number of confirmed cases in the region now stands at 53 and 590 for the whole country.

The death toll now stands at eight, including two more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Department for Health and Social Care said.

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There have been five confirmed cases in Lancashire - three in Chorley and two in South Ribble.

A Fylde firm has been contacting staff in relation the most recent case, involving one of the patients from Chorley.

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