Daily UK cases of coronavirus highest since mid-June
Meanwhile, the numbers of people admitted to hospital and dying from Covid-19 are on a downward trend.
As of Thursday, the government reported 41,477 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus - a rise of 12 on the previous day. Separate figures published by the ONS show there have now been 57,200 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.While any increase in cases is worrying, we are now testing more then we did two months ago.The increase we have seen since early July - when the average rate was half what it is now - cannot be all accounted for by more testing, but it is certainly a key factor.
All the indications are that the areas that have had extra restrictions imposed on them in recent weeks are seeing a declining number of cases. The national rise - certainly at this point - is not as alarming as it seems. But there can be no room for complacency.
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