LATEST figures show the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen by 11 in Blackburn with Darwen.

It comes after the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England have released their latest figures.

It means the total number of people to have tested positive is 63 compared to yesterday's figure of 52.

Elsewhere, Lancashire has also increased dramatically to 726 which is up by 84 on the previous days statistics.

Blackpool's total now stands at 66.

Nationally, as of 9am on April 5, a total of 195,524 people have been tested of which 47,806 tested positive.

As of 5pm on April 4, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 4,934 have sadly died.