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The UK has recorded another 21,242 COVID-19 cases, government figures show.
It’s a drop from Wednesday registry number of 26,688.
There were also 189 other deaths within 28 days of a positive test, slightly down from 191.
Thursday’s figures bring the UK overall totals to 810,467 cases and 44,347 deaths.
Separate figures released by UK statistical agencies show that 59,000 deaths have now been recorded in the UK, where COVID-19 It was mentioned on the death certificate.
Other government figures show there were 6,018 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in England on Wednesday, up from 4,156 a week ago, while 571 were on ventilation beds, up from 468.
In a Downing Street Press Conference On Thursday, Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said coronavirus Infections continue to rise nationally, with estimates putting daily infections at 90,000.
This is based on data from a few days ago and is likely to increase further, he added.
Test and trace figures Posted Thursday, it said the positivity rate, the proportion of all tests that test positive, has risen to 7.1% for the week, which is the highest since the service began.
According to criteria published by the World Health Organization, a positivity rate of less than 5% is an indicator that the epidemic is under control in a country.
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Test and Trace said 101,494 people tested positive for COVID-19 in England at least once in the week through October 14, an increase of 12% in positive cases in the previous week.
The figures also show that less than 60% of close contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are reached in England, the lowest weekly percentage since the service began.
And only 15% of people tested for COVID-19 in England at an in-person site receive their result within 24 hours.
Sir Patrick said the delay between infection, symptoms, hospitalization and possible death meant the UK would likely see higher hospital admission and death rates within a couple of weeks.
A total of 861 confirmed coronavirus patients were admitted to hospitals in England on Monday, which is the latest figure available, compared to 664 a week earlier.
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According to NHS figures released Thursday, another 152 people who tested positive for coronavirus died at a hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals to 31,427.
The patients were between 36 and 97 years old. All but seven, ages 61 to 95, had known underlying health conditions. The deaths occurred between September 3 and October 21.
Six other deaths were reported without a positive COVID-19 test result.
