UK coronavirus death toll rises by 66 - as nearly 7,000 new cases confirmed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere have been another 6,968 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK in the last 24 hours, the government has announced.A further 66 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday.The numbers, accurate as of 9am on Friday, brings the total number of positive cases in the UK to 467,146.This brings the UK total to 42,268.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been nearly 57,900 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.It comes ahead of new measures introduced at one minute past midnight on Saturday that affect areas including Warrington and Merseyside, and ban households mixing in restaurants, bars, cafes, homes and gardens or.
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