Scotland has had seven more deaths, bringing the total to 40 and there have been four more fatalities in Wales, bringing the total to 38. Northern Ireland has had 15 deaths after two more people who tested positive for the disease died.

The highest number of deaths in one area was at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in England where 16 people died. Fifteen of the deaths were at the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust.

Out of the 259 coronavirus-linked deaths announced on Saturday, more than 75 were in London. There were 17,089 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday. Some 120,776 people had been tested. The figures have been released by the government as new pictures emerged from inside the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London's Excel building.

Once work is completed this week, the facility will be able to hold 4,000 patients at a time. Two more of these temporary mega-hospitals are to be built - one in Birmingham and one in Manchester. Conservative MP Alister Jack became the latest cabinet member to announce he is self-isolating after experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus on Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have both tested positive for COVID-19.