THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2020UK coronavirus cases reach 87
in biggest one-day rise
Three infected by unknown source, raising fears of epidemic
A nurse during a demonstration of Covid-19 testing procedures set up beside the emergency department of Antrim Area Hospital in
Northern Ireland, yesterday (PA)
CHRIS BAYNES
Coronavirus cases in the UK have jumped to 87 in the single biggest one-day increase so far.
At least three of the new patients contracted the disease in the UK and the source of their infection is
unknown, raising fears that community transmission may now be taking hold.
Thirty-two of the new cases are in England, with two more in Scotland. An additional two presumptive
positives in Northern Ireland were announced later in the day – one of whom had travelled from northern