Claim: The number of deaths in the UK from Covid-19 is just shy of the capacity of the Manchester arena.
Fact-check: Figure comparing arena capacity to Covid-19 deaths needs context - Full Fact
Verdict: the number of people who died in hospital in the uk having tested positive for covid-19, by 25 april, is around the same as the capacity of manchester arena: about 21,000.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2020-04-27T00:00:00