A woman works at a Covid testing centre
(Picture: PA Wire)The UK reported 29,173 further cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, a fall from 31,795 a day earlier, Public Health England said.
Data for the number of new deaths across Britain on Sunday is not yet available.
Many around the world are watching the UK’s daily cases with intense interest after it became the only country to abandon Covid restrictions when transmissions were surging.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has argued that high vaccination rates will mean high case numbers will not lead to high death rates.
Meanwhile French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at those fuelling anti-vaccination sentiment and protests.
About 160,000 people protested around France on Saturday against a special Covid-19 pass for restaurants and mandatory vaccinations for health workers.
Many marchers shouted “Liberty!” and said the government should not tell them what to do.
