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Britain reports 27,734 daily COVID-19 cases, first rise in a week – Metro US

Britain reports 27,734 daily COVID-19 cases, first rise in a week

The City of London financial district is seen as people
The City of London financial district is seen as people wearing protective face masks walk along the River Thames, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 27,734 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, an increase on the 23,511 reported a day earlier and a first rise in the daily total after seven consecutive days of lower cases, government data showed.

Britain also reported 91 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, compared with 131 on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout, editing by Elizabeth Piper)