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UK records 127 COVID-19 deaths, 36,060 new cases

People walk along the South Bank, amid the coronavirus disease
People walk along the South Bank, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Britain recorded 127 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Friday, a slight increase on a day earlier when 122 people died, government data showed.

The figures also showed that 36,060 new COVID cases on Friday, lower than a day earlier when 40,701 were recorded.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Michael Holden)