UK seven-day COVID-19 infections down 37% on week before – Reuters UK

People wearing protective face masks walk through Waterloo train station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 108,069 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, leaving the seven-day tally down by 37.2% on the previous week.

It reported 359 deaths of people who had tested positive for the disease within the previous 28 days. The seven-day total for deaths was up 8.2% on the week before, following a record spike in infections in recent weeks.

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