UK reports daily COVID cases up slightly at 2,491
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 06:32 | 14 April 2021
- Modified Date: 06:32 | 14 April 2021
Britain reported 2,491 new COVID cases on Wednesday, government data showed, up slightly from 2,472 on Tuesday.
A further 38 people were reported as having died within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, meaning there were 234 deaths between April 8 and 14, an increase of 9.3% compared with the previous seven days.
A total of 32.37 million people had received a first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus and 8.17 million people had received a second dose.
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