A FURTHER 14 people have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 in England. 

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has increased by 407 in the UK over the past 24 hours. 

This comes after two people died from the virus while being treated at Bastingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital yesterday. 

An 82-year-old man and a 78-year-woman passed away at the hospital from Covid-related deaths, the first recorded case in Basingstoke. 

The regional breakdown on today's firgures is not yet known, but yesterday, Hampshire had the highest number of cases of any reigon, with 55. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to address the nation on the latest updates in the fight against the coronavirus this evening 

Updates as they come.