Coronavirus : UK reports jump in daily cases in new record

A record 33,470 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK in the past day, official data shows.

 

It is the highest daily figure since mass testing began in the UK, and brings the total number of cases to more than 1.29 million.

 

The number of virus tests conducted across the UK has steadily increased in recent weeks.

 

On Wednesday the UK became the first country in Europe to pass 50,000 Covid deaths.

 

Thursday's daily number of cases showed a 45.8% increase on Wednesday's figure of 22,950.

 

Experts have previously warned against describing the daily figure as a record because there was no widespread testing programme during the first wave of the epidemic.

 

Source : 2020 BBC