There have been 778 new deaths of people in hospitals in England who tested positive for coronavirus. A further 25 people have died in Wales and in Scotland there have been 70 new deaths.
It comes as the Government is facing an uphill battle to meet its 100,000 tests a day target.
Meanwhile, pressure is mounting as NHS workers face desperate shortages of PPE.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is starting to return to work and will speak to US President Donald Trump later today and the Queen this week.
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2.15pm update: England coronavirus death toll jumps by 778
NHS England has announced 778 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 15,607.
1.50pm update: PM has full confidence in Health Secretary
The Prime Minister’s spokesman has said he has full confidence in Health Secretary Matt Hancock and that the Government is working hard to meet the 100,000 tests a day target.
The spokesman said: "We have said throughout that that is a Government target and we are working hard to hit it."
1.15pm update: Boris Johnson to speak to Trump and the Queen
Boris Johnson will speak to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon, Number 10 has said.
The Prime Minister will also have a telephone audience with the Queen later this week.
His spokesman said: "Mr Johnson is continuing his recovery at Chequers and isn't formally doing Government work.
"As we discussed yesterday, he has been receiving updates from Number 10 on the coronavirus response and has spoken with the First Secretary of State and senior members of his team.
"Yesterday he sent a message of condolence to Justin Trudeau after the very sad loss of life in the shooting in Canada.
"Later today, at around about 2pm, he will be speaking with President Trump."
12.40pm update: Iran’s death toll rises to 5,297
Iran’s coronavirus death toll reached 5,297 on Tuesday, a health ministry official said.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected increased to 84,802.
12.15pm update: UK death toll could be 40% higher - ONS
Britain’s coronavirus death toll could be 40 percent higher than reported, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
The ONS figures show there were 13,121 deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales up to April 10, compared to 9,288 hospital deaths reported by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The ONS data includes all mentions of coronavirus on death certificates as well as deaths in the community.
The Department of Health and Social Care total only includes deaths in hospitals where a patient has been tested for Covid-19.
11.40am update: Spain death toll rises to 21,282
Spain’s coronavirus death toll has increased by 430 on Tuesday from 20,852 to 21,282.
The number of confirmed cases has risen from 200,210 to 204,178.
11am update: IRA bomb victim helping vulnerable in capital
A victim of the IRA docklands bombing is using a donated ambulance to help the vulnerable in London during the coronavirus crisis.
Jonathan Ganesh and other volunteers will use the vehicle to deliver essential supplies to those who are self-isolating, transport patients home after they have been discharged from hospital, and carry equipment between NHS services.
Mr Ganesh said: "The NHS saved my life due to the horrific injuries I sustained from a terrorist bomb in 1996.
"I have never forgotten the overwhelming medical care and support that I received from the NHS that undoubtedly saved my life."
Mr Ganesh is president of the Docklands Victims Association (DVA) and its members have registered with the NHS volunteering programme.
10.20am update: Scotland’s schools expected to be shut until at least after summer break
Schools in Scotland are expected to remain closed until after the summer break, according to the country’s education secretary.
Speaking to the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland radio programme, John Swinney MSP said: "What I can say is that for the foreseeable future schools will be closed.
"We have taken no decisions to reopen schools and, as we said back in March, we expect them to be closed until at least the summer break.
"We are seeing the progress that is being made on slowing up the coronavirus just now, but that's on the basis that only one in every 200 children are in schools today.
"The minute we say more people can be in that school, we are acknowledging that the risk of the spread of coronavirus rises and we can't afford to take that risk."
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon previously said she could not "promise" they would be able to reopen before that time.
9.45am update: Government ‘absolutely determined’ to hit 100,000 tests a day
Local Government Minister Simon Clarke said: "We are absolutely determined across the whole of the UK to hit this target.
"As I say, we are going to move from 26 current testing facilities to 50. That will in turn obviously bring those centres closer to more people and make it more viable to go there.
"We're increasing the groups of key workers who can go and be tested."
9.05am update: Turkey PPE delivery will arrive ‘in the next few days’
A delayed PPE delivery from Turkey, which was due to arrive on Sunday, will be in the UK "in the next few days", Local Government Minister Simon Clarke has said.
Asked whether it had left Turkey yet, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I can't speak to that, I'm afraid. All I know is it set off last night.
"It will be with us obviously in the UK in the next few days, which is the core priority."
8.20am update: 49 NHS staff have died in coronavirus battle
Forty-nine NHS workers have died in the coronavirus fight, minister of state for regional growth and local government Simon Clarke has said.
He told BBC Breakfast: "Their service and their sacrifice will never be forgotten and we will look into every one of those cases to understand what has happened, I can give that total assurance."
7.45am update: UK job vacancies plummet amid coronavirus crisis
Job vacancies in the UK plummeted in the three months to march, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal.
The ONS said the number of job vacancies plunged by 52,000 to 795,000 for the quarter.
It comes as economist said that unemployment increased by 22,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to February.
7.30am update: Italy to start easing lockdown from May 4
Italy will start relaxing its coronavirus lockdown from May 4, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said.
He said on Facebook: “I wish I could say: let's reopen everything. Immediately.
“We start tomorrow morning... But such a decision would be irresponsible. It would make the contagion curve go up in an uncontrolled way and would nullify all the efforts we have made so far.
"We must act on the basis of a national plan, which however takes into account the territorial peculiarities."
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