The UK had tested 163,194 people for Covid-19 by 9am on 2 April, with about one in five confirmed positive

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Guardian graphic. Source: Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England. Note: count is to 9am on the date shown. 7,690 people were tested before the chart begins