UK coronavirus cases rise above 17,000 in 24 hours as another 77 deaths are recorded
manchestereveningnews.co.ukcoronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths has also increased by 77 - up by seven on Wednesday but significantly higher than Monday's figure of 19.The government said that, as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 17,540 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK - up by 3,378 on Wednesday.This takes the overall number of cases confirmed to 561,815.A further 77 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday.This brings the UK total to 42,592.Separate figures published by the UK's statistics agencies show there have now been 57,600 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.Figures also reveal that there are now 442 376.
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