Another 407 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK.

As of 9am today, 50,442 people have been tested in the UK, of which 48,492 were confirmed negative and 1,950 were confirmed as positive.

Local figures have not yet been released but we will confirm as soon as information becomes available.

The latest confirmed number of deaths will be announced later today.

Meanwhile a second person has died in Scotland after being diagnosed with the illness, bringing the death toll to 56.
That news came as:
- The Church of England announced that public worship is "suspended until further notice" although weddings and funerals can still go ahead
- The Government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs there could be as many as 55,000 coronavirus cases already in the UK
- Ofsted inspections were suspended and the largest education union demanded the Prime Minister closes all schools "at least for some time and at least in some areas".