Britain recorded 1,182 new covid cases on Thursday, the second-highest daily total since June 21, reflecting the higher number of tests.

Britain recorded 1,182 new covid cases on Thursday, the second-highest daily total since June 21, government figures showed, in part reflecting the higher number of tests being processed.

Thursday’s official data showed 190,434 tests were processed, compared to 117,971 on June 21.

UK also reported a further six deaths of people who died within 28 days of receiving a positive coronavirus test result, taking the total number of fatalities on this measure to 41,403.

the article is originally published reuters.