The number of people who have died with coronavirus in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK has risen by 621 to 28,131
On the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in all settings, she said the death rate is"starting to come down very gradually, very slowly - it's very important we continue to practice social distancing".
Mr Jenrick revealed more about the government's plans for contact tracing, saying that work on a"multi-faceted strategy with the app at its heart," was under way. The app aims to reduce infection rates by alerting people who may have been exposed to the virus so they can take action to protect themselves.
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