Coronavirus: Seven more patients die in Chesterfield as UK death toll rises by 563 in a day

Across the country, there are now 29,474 confirmed cases.

The Department of Health also reported a daily rise of 4,324 cases in the UK, with the total now 29,474.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for hospital laboratory spaces to be used to test self-isolating NHS staff in England for coronavirus, as the government face questions over the lack of testing for NHS staff with just 2,000 tested so far, out of 1.2million workers.

A new emergency coronavirus hospital in London's Excel Centre has today opened to its first patients, after being built in 10 days.

Spain has recorded another 864 deaths, as the total number of deaths across Europe has gone beyond 30,000.

More than 9,000 people have died in Spain, which is second only to Italy in fatalities caused by the virus.