Britain reports 145 more COVID-related deaths
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 06:43 | 15 October 2021
- Modified Date: 06:43 | 15 October 2021
Britain recorded 145 more deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of fatalities within 28 days of a positive test to 138,379, official figures showed.
Some 44,932 new positive tests for COVID-19 were reported, down slightly from 45,066 reported on Thursday. The number of new cases in the past seven days rose to 281,042, up more than 11% from a week earlier.
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