UK Records Highest Daily Covid-related Death Toll Since March

LONDON: Britain has reported another 174 coronavirus-related deaths, the very best number of fatalities recorded in at some point since 175 were recorded on March 12, consistent with official figures.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 131,854. These figures only include the deaths of individuals who died within 28 days of their first positive test. Another 30,838 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the entire number of coronavirus cases within the country to six ,555,200, Xinhua reported.
Meanwhile, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday that there have been 652 coronavirus-related deaths registered in Britain during the week to August 13, the very best number since 800 fatalities were recorded within the week to March 26 The latest data came as almost 5,000 coronavirus cases in Britain are suspected to be linked to Boardmasters music and surfing festival in Cornwall, with health officials launching an investigation.

About 4,700 people have tested positive following Boardmasters in Newquay earlier this month, with 800 thought to be living in Cornwall, but cases are spread across Britain While the newest figures show a big rise on recent weeks, the amount of deaths remains far below the height from last winter because of the progress of the vaccine rollout.
More than 87 per cent of individuals aged 16 and over in Britain have had their first dose of vaccine and quite 77 per cent have received both doses, the newest figures showed.