UK records second virus death, cases jump

A man in his early eighties has become the second person to die in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus.

The man, who had underlying health conditions, died while being treated at Milton Keynes University Hospital.

As of Friday, 163 people had tested positive for Covid-19 - up from 115 cases reported the previous day.

Northern Ireland then confirmed its fourth case later on Friday, bringing the total to 164.

On Thursday evening another patient, reported to be a woman in her seventies, became the first person in the UK to die after being diagnosed with Covid-19 while at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.

Meanwhile, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government is working with supermarkets to ensure food supplies as the number of people self-isolating is expected to rise.

He sought to reassure the public following panic-buying in some areas, with supermarkets seeing their shelves cleared of essentials such as toilet roll and paracetamol.