Another 18 die in UK as 'technical issues' halt daily tally of cases again

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BREAKING: Another 18 die in UK as ‘technical issues’ halt daily tally of coronavirus cases again

Despite the change resulting in the UK’s death toll shrinking by 5,377, Britain still has the worst toll in Europe, followed by Italy at around 35,200.doesn’t appear to be heading towards a second waveAccording to data from the Covid Symptom Study, there were 1,434 daily new cases in the UK on average over the two weeks up to August 8, excluding care homes.

The figures are based on the data from 10,988 swab tests taken between July 26 and August 8. The stats also indicate there are an estimated 24,131 people in the UK who currently have symptomatic Covid-19. Analysing the figures, Prof Tim Spector, of King’s College London, said: ‘It’s encouraging to see that the numbers are coming down slightly across the UK and that the isolated outbreaks in the North of England appear to be well contained so far.

‘This is further confirmation that we aren’t at the beginning of a second wave and rather, still trying to end the first. The figures also suggest that the outbreaks we are seeing in other countries such as Belgium, France and Spain aren’t having an effect here in the UK yet.’tested positive for coronavirus.

Greencore, based in Northampton, decided to carry out its own tests after a spike in cases in the town. It said the staff who received positive results are all self-isolating.

 

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Technical issues. Otherwise known as the government withholding public information.

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