The UK had 596 confirmed coronavirus cases on March 12 , 2020 .
The figures in the table below represent laboratory confirmed cases only ; however , as indicated by the UK Government 's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance , it is likely that other cases in the UK are not reflected in these figures ( with the national total estimated at 5,000–10,000 as of 12 March 2020 ) .Known locations of death are show in brackets .