Coronavirus: 24 new cases in Derbyshire overnight

The latest figure was released today (28 March) by Public Health England as part of their daily breakdown of cases by upper tier local authority area.

It represents a rise of 14 per cent since Friday (27 March).

A PHE spokesperson said the actual number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus is likely to be “much higher” than official figures show in every area.

This is because as the UK is now in the ‘delay’ phase of dealing with the outbreak, only people in hospitals – where the risk of contagion is higher and the impact more serious – are being tested Covid-19.

Police have dyed the waters in the ‘Blue Lagoon’ at Harpur Hill, Buxton following reports of groups of people meeting there to swim during the coronavirus lockdown.

The government has also published updated guidance on the use of green spaces after Derbyshire started putting up road blocks to stop people travelling to the Peak District.

Nationally, as of 9am today 17,089 people in the UK had tested positive for coronavirus. As of 5pm on 27 March, 1,019 patients in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.