The United Kingdom has recorded another 29 COVID-19-related deaths and 2,166 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

The figures compare with 17 deaths and 2,685 infections announced on Tuesday, while 22 fatalities and 2,396 cases were revealed last Wednesday.

Since the pandemic started, a total of 127,480 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, and there have been 4,411,797 laboratory-confirmed infections.

First doses of a coronavirus vaccine have now reached 33,959,908 while second doses are at 13,581,076.

It comes as separate figures suggest almost 70 percent of the adult population in England now have COVID antibodies.

An estimated seven in 10 adults (68.3 percent) in private households were likely to have tested positive for the antibodies in the week to 11 April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The latest estimate is up from one in two, or 53.1 percent, two weeks earlier. The presence of COVID antibodies suggests someone has had the infection or has been vaccinated.

(With input from agencies)