Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths

Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths A further 1,610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began.

It means the total number of deaths by that measure is now above 90,000.

A total of 4,266,577 people have now received the first dose of a vaccine, according to the latest government figures. BBC News

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