coronavirus across the UK continues to rise as almost 3,500 people tested positive in 24 hours - the highest Saturday rise for four months.The government said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 3,497 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
Overall, 365,174 cases have been confirmed.The government dashboard also said a further nine people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday.
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