Britain reports 10,406 new COVID-19 cases, first vaccine doses pass 17 million

FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Britain on Saturday reported 10,406 new COVID-19 cases, government statistics showed, and a total of 17.2 million people have now received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

There were 445 more deaths recorded within 28 days of positive coronavirus test.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Giles Elgood)