Coronavirus: cases confirmed in people from Lincolnshire and Peterborough

A case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Lincolnshire and a person from Peterborough has also been diagnosed.

The person in Lincolnshire is believed to have contracted the virus while in Italy and was diagnosed after they returned.

The two new cases take the total to 163 diagnosed in the UK since the start of the outbreak. Of these, 47 were diagnosed today (Friday, March 6).

One person has coronavirus in Northamptonshire and another person from Leicestershire has been diagnosed.

There are no diagnosed cases in Rutland.

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