UK records over 2 lakh daily COVID-19 cases for first time since start of pandemic

The United Kingdom has so far recorded 1.3 crore coronavirus infections.

London: The United Kingdom has reported 2,18,724 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 2,00,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic on Tuesday.

This has brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 13,641,520.

The country also reported a further 48 coronavirus-related deaths and the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 148,941, with 14,126 COVID-19 patients still in the hospital.