First UK coronavirus death as patient cases double in 48 hours

Some 116 people have tested positive, including 105 in England, three in Wales, six in Scotland and three in Northern Ireland.

A patient with underlying health conditions has become the first person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus.

The patient had been “in an out of hospital” for other reasons but was admitted on Wednesday evening to the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust and tested positive.