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The UK reported 14,542 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, an increase of nearly 2,000 compared to yesterday.
Government data also shows that there have been 76 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
It occurs after several days of confusion as 16,000 cases in England they were omitted from the NHS Test and Trace scheme.
Downing Street said at 9:30 a.m. M. As of this morning, Test and Trace had contacted 63% of the positive cases following the data breach over the weekend.
Cases continue to rise across the UK
In the 24 hours to 9am on Monday, the UK had reported 12,594 cases and 19 deaths.
Cases continue to rise in parts of England, and the latest weekly infection figures show Manchester’s rate has soared, with 2,927 new cases recorded in the seven days to October 2, the equivalent of 529.4 cases for every 100,000 people.
Knowsley and Liverpool have the second and third highest rates, 498.5 and 487.1.
Nottingham City Council is urging people to follow stricter guidelines as coronavirus cases continue to rise in universities in the region.
In Scotland, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the new coronavirus restrictions, to be announced on Wednesday, do not amount to a second lockdown.
He said the new measures will not include travel restrictions across the country, except in “hot spot” areas in some cases, and the public will not be asked to stay in their own homes.
Parliamentarians are ready to vote today on the regulations that enforce the rule of six in England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged MPs to back the rule, and his official spokesman described the ban on more than six people mixing as a “sensible and useful” measure.
During his speech at the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday, Johnson made pledges on welfare, green energy and housing while launching a strident defense of the private sector and vowing to “build back better” from the COVID-19 crisis.
He predicted the coronavirus The pandemic would be a “trigger for an acceleration of social and economic change, because human beings will not simply settle for repair work.”
