Article 549SD UK coronavirus: business secretary Alok Sharma tests negative for Covid-19 – as it happened

UK coronavirus: business secretary Alok Sharma tests negative for Covid-19 – as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow, Lucy Campbell and Aamna Mohdin
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News updates: Shapps says face coverings to be compulsory on public transport; Sharma met Johnson and Sunak day before showing symptoms; Sturgeon says R number in Scotland between 0.7 and 0.9

7.02pm BST

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6.32pm BST

The UK death toll has risen to 39,904, the DHSC said. That is a rise of 176, and just 86 off the 40,000 milestone.

As of 9am 4 June, there have been 5,005,565 tests, with 220,057 tests on 3 June.

281,661 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 3 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 39,904 have sadly died.

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