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Almost 18 million people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, while another 548 deaths have been reported.
It compares with 178 deaths reported yesterday and 799 last Tuesday, bringing the total to 121,305.
8,489 more have been confirmed COVID-19 cases, compared to 10,641 yesterday and 10,625 last Tuesday.
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The number of people who have received their first coronavirus jab is now 17,916,181, an increase of 192,341.
And 642,788 have had a second jab, an increase of 18,463.
The four stages of lifting the blockade of England
The daily updates will be watched even more closely by the government in the general population over the coming weeks and months, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented his roadmap for ease England’s blockade.
Johnson said he was optimistic that all coronavirus restrictions in England may well be lifted By June 21, however, it is “the data, not the dates” that will ultimately guide their decisions.
Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon also announced his own plan.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief medical officer, will be on Sky News from 9 a.m. Wednesday morning to answer your questions about COVID.
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