More than 108,600 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed so far in the UK.

A total of 14,576 people have also died after testing positive for COVID-19.

The government has provided figures showing how many cases have been reported daily in every upper tier local authority in England (county councils, unitary authorities, London and metropolitan boroughs).

Sky News has also calculated the rate for each of those authority areas, per 100,000 population. The list immediately below orders the authorities by rate.

In England, outside of London, the places with the highest rates include Cumbria, Sheffield and the areas surrounding Birmingham.

Search to find how many cases have been reported in each local authority:

Use the filter below to find out how many new cases have been confirmed in each local authority in England every day.

The Scottish and Welsh governments have provided figures broken down by health authority, rather than local authority.

In Scotland, the highest rate by far is in Shetland, but the figure is skewed by the population’s small size relative to other authorities.

In Wales, the Aneurin Bevan, which covers an area around the former health boards of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire, and Cardiff are the worst-hit areas in the country.

Use the filter below to find out how many new cases have been confirmed in each health board in Wales and Scotland every day.

The UK as a whole is currently seeing near exponential growth in the total number of cases.

One of the key indicators of the situation across the country is how many new cases are being identified daily.

In China, the first place to report an outbreak but also the first to enforce a lockdown, the number of daily cases has fallen dramatically.

Signs that the epidemic has passed its peak in the UK will come when the number of daily cases starts to fall consistently.

Some modellers however, have predicted there may be more than one peak, so although cases may begin to fall, they may later start to rise again.

Across English regions, London 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.

Matt Hancock has promised to increase the number of daily tests to 100,000 by the end of April.

Worldwide, the US has replaced China by recording by far the most cases of COVID-19, followed by Spain. European countries have replaced Asian ones among the top 10 as the situation on the continent has worsened.

Tap or click through the chart below to find out which countries have been affected and how badly:

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