A ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)
(Picture: PA Archive)The UK recorded 30,215 new Covid cases and 86 deaths on Thursday, according to official figures.
Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 155,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
On Thursday, there had been a further 30,215 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the Government said.
But case rates in England among all age groups are continuing to drop, according to data published by Public Health England.
The highest rate is among 20 to 29-year-olds, with 611.0 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to August 1, down slightly week-on-week from 629.3.
Those aged between 10 to 19-year-olds had the second highest rate - down from 669.1 to 512.4.
While the lowest rate is among people aged 80 and over: 62.3, down from 69.1.
The decline in cases comes as the government plans to remove Bahrain, Qatar, India and the United Arab Emirates from the the high-risk category of the travel list.
The decision means arriving travellers will no longer be required to spend 11 nights at a coronavirus quarantine hotel.
Spain has avoided being given red status, but the Government is urging travellers to take a PCR test before they fly home from the country.
France has now been moved to the amber list from the amber plus list.
Mexico, Georgia and the French overseas departments of La Reunion and Mayotte will be put in the red tier.
The Government is set to up the quarantine hotel costs from £1,750 to £2,285 for solo travellers.
Quarantine hotel costs are soaring to “better reflect the increased costs involved”, according to the Government.
