UK reports 280 new deaths, seven-day total up 53%
Published: 09:10 PM,Oct 29,2020 | EDITED : 07:05 AM,May 19,2024
The United Kingdom on Thursday reported 280 new deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19 within the previous 28 days, bringing the total in the last seven days to 1,608, an increase of 52.6% on the previous seven-day period.
Government data showed there were 23,065 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The seven-day total of 154,873 cases was up by 13.2% in the previous seven-day period.