Hundreds of thousands of people have tested positive for coronavirus so far in the UK.Tens of thousands of people have also died after testing positive for National governments and assemblies have provided figures showing how many cases have been reported daily in every local authority.Up to 2 July, data for England shows only cases found through something called Pillar 1 testing - that is tests done by the NHS and Public Health England, not their commercial partners.The majority of the cases came from that pillar until the end of April, after which the number of tests carried out by commercial partners (Pillar 2) started to increase.But on 2 July, the government changed the methodology of reporting and published the number of The numbers of cases shown below includes those reported through both testing regimes in each local authority.This is the table showing every authority and includes the whole of Great Britain.The chart below shows the number of cases being reported in all local authorities in England and Wales every day.Scotland is not included because data provided by the Scottish government at local level is not complete, with more up to date data to be made available during the summer.The map below shows the number of cases per 100,000 people in each authority in the UK.The UK as a whole, initially, saw near exponential growth but the increase in total cases is now stable.One of the key indicators of the situation across the country is how many new cases are being identified daily.The graph below suggests the epidemic has passed its peak in the UK as the number of daily cases has fallen consistently.But some modellers have predicted there may be more than one peak, so although cases may have fallen, they may later start to rise again.Across English regions, the North East has the highest case rate, and the South West the lowest.It is important to stress, however, that the number of cases directly relates to the level of testing - if people are not tested, they cannot test positive.The government is publishing the number of tests carried out and the number of people tested.
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