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Jillian MacMath

Number of coronavirus cases in the UK soars to nearly 800

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the UK has soared past the 500 mark.

A total of 798 people have tested positive for the virus as of 9am today (March 13), the Department of Health and Social Care said.

Of those cases, 13 have been found in Wales.

The updated figure is an increase of 208 cases in the past 24 hours, the largest increase so far in the UK.

To date more than 32,000 people have been tested for the virus in the UK.

Ten people have died.

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