Britain sees over 40K fresh Covid-19 cases for fourth day in a row

Meanwhile, dockers and port workers gather for a protest in the port of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, on Friday, as new Coronavirus restrictions for workers come into effect. Pic/AFP

Another 43,423 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 Covid cases on the fourth consecutive day, according to official figures released on Saturday. It brought the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country to 8,404,469, Xinhua news agency reported.

The country also reported a further 148 Coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 138,527. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. There are currently 7,086 patients in hospital with Covid-19. Covid-related deaths, infections and hospitalisations have all been on the rise over the last week as Britain starts to head into the winter months.

The latest data came as National Health Service (NHS) Test and Trace estimated that 400,000 Coronavirus test samples were processed through the Immensa Health Clinic lab in Wolverhampton and an estimated 43,000 people may have been given incorrect results between Sept 8 and October 12.

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4,22,625
No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours

24,05,53,753
Total no. of cases worldwide

48,97,304
Total no. of deaths worldwide

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