UK registers record high 563 new COVID-19 deaths
The death toll from coronavirus surged by 563 or 30.1% in the past 24 hours to reach 2,352 In United Kingdom, topping the number of deaths from the infection recorded in China, the country’s health officials announced on Wednesday. The UK marked its sharpest increase in daily COVID-19 fatalities since the beginning of the outbreak.
Coronavirus cases count jumped by 4,324 or 17.2% compared to yesterday’s update to 29,474 nationwide. The daily growth in new infections reached its highest rate in the country since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, a total of 152,979 UK residents have been tested for coronavirus so far, an increase of 9,793 on a daily basis.
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