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UK reports 16,170 new COVID-19 cases, 648 deaths

A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment is seen as a person gives a swab sample during a mass coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to allow students home for Christmas, at the Sports Hall of Keele University, in Keele, Staffordshire, Britain December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine

The United Kingdom recorded 16,170 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and 648 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data.

Tuesday's data had shown 13,430 new coronavirus infections and 603 deaths.

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; editing by William James)

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