UK coronavirus cases rise above 17,000 in 24 hours as another 77 deaths are recorded

hereOnly 'essential' shops will remain open.A full announcement is expected later.The Republic of Ireland has a different system to the UK, instead of a three tier system, the government has five different levels of alert.Cabinet ministers agreed to place the country into level five, the harshest restrictions, during a meeting this evening.Level five will remain in place until December 1.The decision came as a further 1,031 cases of coronavirus were confirmed by the country's National Public

coronavirus and over 16,000 people have tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hour reporting period. According to the latest figures from the UK government a total of 150 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of October 17, 2020 - up from 98 recorded on Friday.The jump in deaths is the biggest single-day increase since June 10 and higher than last Saturday, when 81 were recorded.

Dr Hilary has issued a warning on how to effectively wear a face mask after new statistics revealed most people are not bothering to wash them straight after use. The medical expert appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain to discuss where everyone is going wrong as positive coronavirus cases continue to rise and cities including London and Manchester announce plans to tighten social distancing measures.

coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK - bringing the total number of UK cases since the pandemic began to 673,622.

coronavirus cases in the UK since the pandemic began to 654,644. The government also said a further 137 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, bringing the UK death toll to 43,155.

coronavirus - bringing the total number of cases in the UK since the pandemic began to 617,688.A further 50 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday - bringing the UK death toll to 42,875.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 58,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.New figures also show that hospital admissions in the UK continue to rise.

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

coronavirus death toll in the UK now stands at 42,679.

coronavirus  have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours.

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

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