It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the country was going through a second wave of the COVID-19 virus that has so far claimed the lives of over 42,000 people.
The U. K has recorded its highest ever number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day, with 7,143 cases reported in the last 24 hours according to government figures. The country has also recorded 71 deaths, the highest figure since July 1. The number of new confirmed cases is a sharp increase on Monday’s figures, when 4,044 positive tests were reported. It is the first time the seven-day rolling average has exceeded 6,000 cases a day. The latest figures come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the country was going through a second wave of the COVID-19 virus that has so far claimed the lives of over 42,000 people in the U.K. Newsweek subscription offers > However, the latest daily figure is still likely to be less than the number of daily cases occurring in the months of April and May, after Imperial College suggested there were more than 100,000 new infections each day, but which were missed due to a lack of testing capacity.
