The United Kingdom has recorded another six coronavirus-related deaths as more than 25 million people have now received two vaccine doses, latest government figures show. /Xinhua
The United Kingdom has recorded another six coronavirus-related deaths as more than 25 million people have now received two vaccine doses, latest government figures show.
It comes as another 3,240 coronavirus cases were recorded and the latest statistics showed 39,259,168 people have had a first dose of a COVID vaccine.
There have now been a total of 4,484,056 cases and 127,781 deaths throughout the pandemic in the UK.
On Friday, 4,182 cases were reported which was the highest daily total since 1 April - and came on the back of news that coronavirus infections in England are growing by up to 3 percent daily.
The latest coronavirus R (reproduction) number is estimated to be between 1.0 and 1.1 - up from between 0.9 and 1.1 last week.
(With input from agencies)