More than 3,500 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in UK in last 24 hours - highest number since mid-May

More than 7,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.This is only slightly less than yesterday's figures which were the highest ever amount recorded since the pandemic began.The number of deaths has also increased by 71 - the same as Tuesday's figure which was the highest daily total of deaths since July 1.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,108 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of

coronavirus tests recorded in the last 24 hours - the highest ever amount recorded since the pandemic began.It is also 3,000 more than Monday's figure and topples the previous highest figure recorded on June 25 of 6,634.The number of deaths has also increased by 71 - the highest daily total of deaths since July 1.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,143 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of cases confirmed to 446,156.The

coronavirus tests recorded in the last 24 hours, with the number of deaths increasing by 13.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

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The UK has recorded a further nine coronavirus-related deaths and more than 2,500 confirmed cases since yesterday.As of 9am on Monday, there had been a further 2,621 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.Overall, 371,125 cases have been confirmed.A further nine people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday.This brings the UK total to 41,637, according to the Department of Health.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now

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.

coronavirus  in the UK in the past 24 hours.

coronavirus in the UK in the past 24 hours.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours has reached nearly 3,000 for a second day.