UK records 3,497 more confirmed cases of COVID-19
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- Published Date: 06:47 | 12 September 2020
- Modified Date: 06:47 | 12 September 2020
The United Kingdom reported 3,497 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Saturday, compared with 3,539 a day earlier.
It also reported a further nine new deaths from the coronavirus.
Friday's figure was the largest number of daily cases to be reported since mid-May, and Britain is to bring in a new ban on social gatherings on Monday in a bid to curb the increasing rise in infections.
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