TWO more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lancashire.
Both cases have been tested positive in Blackpool, bringing the total for that town to three and nine in Lancashire.
The UK's coronavirus death toll has rose to 35 on Sunday with it now being revealed the government will ask elderly people to self-isolate for up to four months.
The Department of Health said 14 more patients have died in England after testing positive for Covid-19. This follows the 10 deaths announced on Saturday.
A total of 34 people have died from the virus in England, while there has been one death in Scotland.
There have been a total of 1,372 positive tests for coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Sunday, up from 1,140 at the same time on Saturday, the DoH said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people aged over 70 will be asked in the coming weeks to self-isolate for up to four months, in order to protect them from the virus.
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