Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe UK has reported 24,885 new cases of coronavirus - the highest increase on a Saturday since January - and a further 18 deaths in the latest 24-hour period. A total of 4,879,616 people in the UK have now tested positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday morning. It is the highest daily total since 33,552 confirmed cases were reported on January 23 as the UK emerged from its second wave of the pandemic. Saturday's figure of 24,885 is a rise of 36 per cent from a week ago, when 18,270 infections were announced on June 26, and a jump of 141 per cent on the 10,321 cases reported a fortnight ago. The seven-day total of confirmed cases has gone up by 67 per cent on the previous week, with 164,290 positive test results in the seven days to Saturday.

Source: Daily Mirror July 03, 2021 16:07 UTC