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The government reported that 7,540 new cases of the disease had been confirmed in the country in the last day, the largest daily increase since February 26.
During the same period, six more people fell victim to the infection. The total number of COVID-19 victims in the UK increased to 127,860.
Morbidity statistics in the country have been on the rise since the beginning of this month. Although only 3,165 cases of infection were registered on the first day of June, their number almost doubled in three days.
However, the numbers are still lower than at the beginning of the year, when the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that 1,112,000 people in the UK had COVID-19 in the week before January 2.
According to data released separately by ONS on Wednesday, 153,000 people have so far been registered in the UK. deaths when the death certificate identifies COVID-19 as the cause of death.
The situation is also deteriorating in Portugal
With COVID-19 infections on the rise, the Portuguese capital Lisbon is repealing the easing of restrictions. “The situation in Lisbon is worrying,” said Cabinet Minister Mariana Viera da Silva. The government, he said, is fighting to reduce the number of infections.
10 million In Portugal, the last day a population of 890 new cases of coronavirus was detected. This is the largest daily increase since the beginning of March. Most of the new cases were registered in the Lisbon region. The restrictions currently in place will remain here until the situation improves again, MM da Silva said.
In other parts of Portugal, meanwhile, restrictions will continue to be eased.
