coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, adding to fears that the country is currently being hit by the crest of a second wave of the deadly disease.
That means infection levels are now the highest they've been on a daily basis since May 17, when 3,562 new cases were confirmed while the UK was in full lockdown.For reference, Thursday saw 2,919 new cases recorded, with 14 deaths also confirmed.In total, 41,608 Brits have now died with the disease according to the government figures – an increase of six fatalities in the last 24 hours.The highest rate of daily infections in the country was recorded on May 1 this year, when 6,201 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed.That dropped to as low as 352 new cases by July 6, but has been rising again.
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