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Evening Standard
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Sean Morrison, Bonnie Christian, Bronwen Weatherby

UK coronavirus LIVE: Two more virus-related deaths confirmed in England as number of cases reaches 319

Two more people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number deaths to five, while the number of cases have reached 319.

One the the patients, who had a number of significant and long-term health conditions, died at St Helier Hospital in the London borough Sutton.

Another, aged in their 70s, was being treated in Wolverhampton and had underlying health conditions, health officials said.

The UK remains in the "containment" phase of the government's plan, but the virus is likely to spread in a "significant way", Boris Johnson's spokesman has said.

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