Britain today recorded fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in a week after 713 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health figures show it is the lowest daily infection toll in almost a fortnight, since 670 new cases of coronavirus were announced on August 4. It means 1,080 … Read more
Another 1,040 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing Britain’s total caseload to 317,379. The figure is only 22 cases smaller than the 1,062 reported last Sunday – which came almost a fortnight after Boris Johnson predicted a second wave in two weeks. Yesterday saw Britain’s highest Saturday infection total in eight weeks … Read more
Another 13 people have died of Covid-19 in England’s hospitals but no-one else has died of the illness in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, officials revealed today. Scotland today marked four full weeks without a single death from coronavirus north of the border, according to its official government statistics. A full round-up of the total … Read more
Coronavirus cases in Britain have been on the up for three weeks – with 835 Britons now getting diagnosed each day, on average. The rolling rate is 53 per cent higher than the 546 on July 8, which was the lowest figure since before lockdown. And health chiefs yesterday recorded 950 more infections in the … Read more
Britain today announced eight more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims to 46,372. Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which is often much higher because it takes into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings. The early count — which only includes a fraction of … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak is still growing as officials recorded another 892 cases today — causing the average daily number of infections to shoot up again. Department of Health bosses say 820 Britons are now being struck down with the life-threatening virus every day, on average. The rate has been rising since dropping to a four-month … Read more
The UK today recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections in six weeks after nearly a thousand people were diagnosed with the virus in 24 hours. Some 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19 in the last day, up by a fifth on yesterday’s figure (789) and nearly 40 per cent higher compared to last Monday … Read more
The UK today recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections in six weeks after nearly a thousand people were diagnosed with the virus in 24 hours. Some 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19 in the last day, up by a fifth on yesterday’s figure (789) and nearly 40 per cent higher compared to last Monday … Read more
Britain records 13 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll – taking official number of victims past 46,000 Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final lab-confirmed figure, which is often much higher The early count is calculated by adding up all of the Covid-19 updates declared by each of the home nations … Read more
Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak is still growing as official statistics today revealed daily infections have risen by 12 per cent in a week with the rolling average hitting a four-week high. Department of Health chiefs today announced another 845 people across the UK have tested positive for the life-threatening virus, up from the 767 recorded yesterday … Read more