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Britain reports 6,238 new COVID-19 cases, highest since March

Published 04/06/2021, 16:18
Updated 04/06/2021, 16:30
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in a vaccination centre at Newmarket Racecourse, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Newmarket, Britain March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in a vaccination centre at Newmarket Racecourse, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Newmarket, Britain March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain reported 6,238 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number since late March and up from 5,274 on Thursday, government data showed.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in a vaccination centre at Newmarket Racecourse, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Newmarket, Britain March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

There were 11 deaths reported within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, down from 18 on Thursday.

More than three quarters of British adults - 39,949,694 people - have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while just over half have received both doses, according to the data.

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Government v. slow in banning flights from global Covid hotspots which is caused the problem. Relying too much on vaccines. Its like a football team with 11 strikers but no defence. Its strategy is fractured.
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