COVID-19: UK records 29,312 new cases and 119 deaths in latest 24-hour period
The UK has recorded another 29,312 Covid cases and 119 more deaths in the latest 24-hour period.
This compares with 21,691 Covid cases and 138 deaths reported yesterday.
This time last week the UK reported 27,734 cases and 91 deaths.
Since the pandemic began there has been a total of 5,952,756 Covid cases in the UK and 130,000 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test.
Some 29,508 people received their first dose of a vaccine yesterday, taking the overall total to 46,928,033.
And 143,002 were given their second jab, meaning 38,733,334 are now fully inoculated – 73.2% of the UK’s adult population.
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