Coronavirus evening update: Northern England restrictions eased and bank holiday traffic boost
, according to data taken from swab tests of thousands of people. The Office for National Statistics estimates there are 2,200 new infections every day. It comes as 1,276 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the UK, down from 1,522 recorded on Thursday. A further nine people have died who had tested positive in the previous 28 days.It's the August Bank Holiday weekend - with a difference.
That's partly due to the fact people are taking breaks in the UK this year, due to the pandemic, and many will be returning home if they've been away on holiday, or will be off on short trips to make the most of the long weekend.The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has surged across the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But often it's the, according to research the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has shared with the BBC.
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