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UK daily figures show 1,012 new COVID-19 cases – Metro US

UK daily figures show 1,012 new COVID-19 cases

An NHS COVID-19 testing staff member collects a sample from
An NHS COVID-19 testing staff member collects a sample from a person in a car, in Northampton

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom recorded 1,012 new positive tests for COVID-19, the government said on Saturday, the fifth day in a row there have been more than 1,000 infections reported in daily figures.

Britain has now recorded 317,379 COVID-19 cases. A further three people were reported to have died within 28 days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Alison Williams)