Coronavirus death toll grows by 3 to 41,361 as cases rises by 1,012 in 24 hours
THE UK suffered three COVID-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours bringing the death toll to 41,361.
And according to government data, the number of daily infections rose by 1,012 taking the total number of infections to 317,379 since the pandemic began.
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The three deaths recorded today is 52 lower than last Saturday.
The official UK death toll has been reduced by around 5,000 after Matt Hancock ordered an urgent review into how figures were logged last month.
That resulted in a shake up in how deaths are logged – meaning only coronavirus fatalities that happen within 28 days of a positive test will now be counted.
Today’s case figure is up more than 200 compared to last Saturday’s number of 758 new infections.
On Friday, 1,441 cases were logged – which is the highest daily increase for two months.
The rise in cases is most likely due to an increase in testing as 337,089 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours.
In total, the UK has carried out over 14 million tests and hospital admissions are actually down.
New figures today revealed that although Covid cases are up in certain hotspots, the number of people being treated in hospital fell in June and July.
Cases of the virus have been rising steadily in England since last month – but experts believe that because the latest cases are mainly in young people, fewer have ended up in hospital.
The number of coronavirus patients being put on ventilators in hospital has also continued to fall.
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The government on Thursday announced that further lockdown restrictions would be lifted on Saturday, with casinos, bowling alleys and soft play centres set to reopen.
Beauty salons will also fully open this weekend, with close contact services like brow shaping and tinting back on the market.
As people start to go out and socialise, new data revealed more cases are being identified between 15-44 year olds.