Coronavirus UK news LIVE: Deaths hit 41,279 as Matt Hancock reveals up to 80% of people diagnosed have no - The Sun

MATT Hancock updated the public on the latest coronavirus test and trace figures yesterday.

The Health Secretary is urging Brits with symptoms to get tested as part of their "civic duty".

Some 8,117 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in England had their case transferred to the NHS system, of whom 5,407 (67%) were reached, while 2,710 (33%) did not provide information about their contacts or could not be reached.

Contact tracers identified 31,794 people who were at high risk of being infected and must self-isolate.

Of these, 26,985 were reached and advised to self-isolate - 85% of the total number of contacts.

But, of the remaining 15% (4,809), some were not reached, others said they were already taking action independently of the system and some simply refused to comply. People are contacted ten times in a 24-hour period.

It comes as the coronavirus death toll in the UK reached 41,279 on Thursday - but the Office for National Statistics believes the actual figure is 51,766 up to June 9.

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