COVID-19: UK records another 28,507 COVID-19 cases and 489 deaths
Written by News on 18/12/2020
The UK has recorded a further 489 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, government figures show.
The country has also recorded another 28,507 positive COVID-19 cases, down from Thursday’s figure of 35,383.
However, the previous day’s figure was artificially higher due to a backlog of around 11,000 cases in Wales that had not been previously reported.
There has been a trend of rising infections and deaths compared with last week’s figures, with 21,672 cases and 424 deaths reported last Friday.
Coronavirus infections are increasing in much of the UK and the latest data from government scientists SAGE estimates the R number has increased to between 1.1 and 1.2.
Last week, it was estimated to be between 0.9-1.0.
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