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The UK has reported 6,874 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of 240 since Thursday.
An additional 34 people are reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, a figure that does not include data from Scotland due to technical issues.
Despite the number of new cases, the UK has yet to come close to a realistic comparison with the April and May peak, when Imperial College researchers suggested there were more than 100,000 new infections per day.
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It comes when government advisers estimated the coronavirus ‘R number’ for the United Kingdom between 1.2 and 1.5.
Last week, it was between 1.1 and 1.4 (1.0 to 1.2), according to scientific advisory body SAGE.
He now believes there is a “widespread growth of the epidemic across the country,” with new infections increasing between 4% and 8% every day.
Meanwhile, it looks like London will be added to the national coronavirus watch listwhile four more areas in England and Wales are heading for new restrictions.
Leeds It is likely to face new restrictions starting at midnight tonight, including a ban on homes mixing, the city council leader said.
Cardiff and Swansea will enter a local lockdown starting at 6pm on Sunday, the Welsh government has confirmed, while the town of Llanelli will do the same at 6pm on Saturday.
