UK sees decrease in daily COVID deaths, hits record daily vaccination rate
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 07:33 | 21 January 2021
- Modified Date: 07:33 | 21 January 2021
The United Kingdom recorded a further 1,290 deaths on Thursday from COVID-19, down from a record 1,820 the day before, and a further 37,892 cases of the disease, official data showed.
The data also showed that 4.97 million people have been given the first dose of the vaccine, with 363,508 receiving it in the last 24 hours, a new record for the roll out.
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