MORE than 269,000 people across the UK have tested positive for coronavirus, health chiefs have said.

The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that as of 9am on May 28 - there have been 3,918,079 tests carried out.

269,127 people have tested positive for the virus.

A spokesman added: "As of 5pm on 27 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 37,837 have sadly died."