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A glimmer of sunshine on an otherwise crap day: @DHSCgovuk seems to have finally kicked #COVID19 testing into gear in the UK (contradicting anecdotal/media suggestions that the NHS has 'stopped testing') Also tentatively good to see the % of positive tests level out at 7%pic.twitter.com/Fy0efcHUpT

Smaller increase in cases today (232 vs. 342 yesterday), likely due to a smaller number of tests overall; % of tests reporting positive increases to 9.16%pic.twitter.com/8u06rNdpTN

Worryingly, our cases and deaths continue to track in line with Italy's experiencepic.twitter.com/cBkb7Xik0H

MONDAY UPDATE 3,826 #COVID19 tests in the UK over the last 24 hours, with 171 positive cases (4.47%). A reasonable drop, in real terms and as % of tests, although too early to draw any conclusions No update on deaths so far today.pic.twitter.com/3uIga9KbNH

Update: 20 more deaths today, and we continue to track the Italy path for death rate. Would be illuminating to see this breakdown by region given the government's feedback on London being several weeks ahead of the rest of the country.pic.twitter.com/LkpPRfNOyA

TUESDAY UPDATE Big day of #COVID19 testing in the UK, with 6,337 tests in the last 24 hours - a 27% jump in throughput from the previous biggest day (14th). 407 new positive tests (6.42% of total).pic.twitter.com/RSPLep4gJf

Continue to closely track the 'Italy path' for deaths, although with c.500 fewer cases. Key to note that at this point, Italy was still a week away from adopting nationwide social distancing measures (e.g. Serie A matches had been played in front of open stadiums 2 days prior)pic.twitter.com/d64nhC1QGx