FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre, as the city and surrounding areas face local restrictions in an effort to avoid a local lockdown being forced upon the region, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
The United Kingdom recorded 1,089 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, up from 713 on Monday, government figures showed.
A further 12 people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within 28 days.
The UK has recorded more than 1,000 daily cases on eight out of the last 10 days.
(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by James Davey)
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