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UK records highest daily number of coronavirus-related deaths since end of April - Xinhua
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UK records highest daily number of coronavirus-related deaths since end of April Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-24 10:08 A woman wearing a face mask walks past Her Majesty Theatre in London, Britain, on Dec 21, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
LONDON - Another 744 people have died within 28 days of a positive test, marking the highest daily increase of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain since the end of April, according to official figures released Wednesday.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 69,051, the data showed.
Another 39,237 people have tested positive for COVID-19, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK to 2,149,551, the data showed.