Thread by @BethRigby

Data via our @IslaGlaister to March 25.
- 9,529 cases now in UK. Increase of 1,452. Largest increase yet but similar to previous day. No clear pattern yet

Via @IslaGlaister
Wales 150 new cases (total 628)
Now 20 cases per 100k people - highest ratio bar London
309 in Aneurin Bevan Uni Health Board area. It’s director said it has cluster of cases & seeing same pattern as Italy. Warns without huge effort NHS will be overwhelmed

Data via @IslaGlaister
- Total UK deaths to 465, up 43
- 10% increase is smallest numerical daily increase since Fri
- First time deaths have taken longer than 3 days to double - the key measure of whether virus is slowing
- Too early to say if encouraging sign or blip #COVID19

Data via @IslaGlaister
Regional breakdown
- London has more than a third of all UK cases – 3,247. Up 375
- Sheffield had the largest increase in cases in England – 44 – to take its total to 174.

Data via @IslaGlaister
Regional breakdown - Deaths
- London increased by 12 to 161 - the smallest increase since March 18
- 1.8 deaths per 100k people in London.
- London accounts for over third of #coronavirus deaths in UK