A total of 456 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Wednesday, up from 373 at the same point on Tuesday, the Department of Health said.
The number of cases of coronavirus in Scotland has risen by a third to 36.
The Scottish Government confirmed that was the latest total of people diagnosed with Covid-19, up from 27 on Tuesday.
The latest daily figures showed that of the 2,316 tests carried out in Scotland a total of 2,280 tests were negative for the disease.
The NHS Lothian area has the highest number of cases, with eight confirmed, while there are six in NHS Grampian and five in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS board area.
A further four cases have been detected in the Lanarkshire area, as well as three in Ayrshire and Arran, and two each in NHS Borders, NHS Fife, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Shetland and NHS Tayside.
A worker at the Office for National Statistics in Newport, Wales, has tested positive for coronavirus, the organisation has confirmed.
A spokesman for the ONS said: “There has been one confirmed case of the Covid-19 virus at the ONS site in Newport and we are taking appropriate steps to protect the well-being of all our people.
“The Newport site remains open although we will continue to monitor our operations in the line with official public health and government guidance.”
Paul Reid, CEO of the Health Service Executive, tweeted: "We are entering a new phase in #Covid19 . I fully support our hospitals who have to make decisions on restricting visitors based on clinical risk, patient and public safety. Please do as we urge and our ask will increase as we progress."
