Britain has a record number of COVID cases per day since the start of the pandemic

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 2.11 million citizens have been infected with the coronavirus. Last day he broke a record in the country for the number of cases of infection detected.

In the UK, 36.8 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day. This is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. 691 people died from COVID-19 in one day, the highest daily increase since Nov. 25, writes TASS.

On the eve of the United Kingdom, it registered 33.3 thousand cases of contagion. Before that, the anti-record was set on December 20: 35.9 thousand cases of coronavirus.

In total, 68.3 thousand people have died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. According to this sad indicator, the country ranks second in Europe after Italy.

In total, more than 2.11 million infections have been recorded in Great Britain. During the past week, the number of infections increased by 60% compared to the previous seven days.

According to the head of the Ministry of Health Matt Hancock, the increase in infection is associated with the identification of a new strain of coronavirus, which is spreading much faster.

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Previously, Korrespondent.net reported that Ukrainians were advised to refrain from traveling to various regions of Britain. In relation to the identified mutation of the coronavirus in London and south-east England, a local lockdown was introduced.

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