Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Reuters
Reuters
Business

UK reports 33 new COVID-19 deaths, lowest daily number since October

FILE PHOTO: A man holding an umbrella walks over Waterloo Bridge during rainfall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in the United Kingdom fell to 33 on Sunday, the lowest figure since Oct. 5 and down from peaks of well over 1,000 daily cases in January and February, official data showed.

The number of new confirmed cases was 5,312, while the seven-day total number of cases was 38,145, down 4.4% on the previous seven-day period.

The number of people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine rose to 27.6 million, well over half the adult population. A total of 2.3 million have had both doses.

(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.