Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 3% week-on-week to 5,758 – while deaths plunge by a quarter to 141
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Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have fallen by three per cent week-on-week – even though they are at the levels seen in September before the second wave spiralled out of control.
Department of Health data showed there were 5,758 Covid cases identified today. For comparison, health chiefs reported another 5,926 last Wednesday.
But daily Covid deaths fell by 25 per cent in a week, with another 141 fatalities recorded. There were 190 deaths at the same time last week.
The nation’s vaccination drive also continued at pace with another 433,320 first doses dished out today, taking Britain’s total to 25.2million or almost half the adult population.
The Covid case count is expected to remain stable over the coming days because officials are carrying out mass swabbing in schools, which is picking up infections that previously may not have been identified. Experts say it is better to watch the positivity rate, which is still spiralling downwards in all regions.
