Britain recorded another 2,381 people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the overall number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,416,623, according to official figures released on Friday.
In addition, Britain also reported another 15 covid-related deaths. The total number of pandemic-related deaths in Britain now figures at 127,517. These only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, as per reports. More than 34.2 million people have been given the first jab of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest official figures.
Meanwhile, England's coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the R number, has risen slightly to between 0.8 and 1.1, up from between 0.8 and one last week, according to the British government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies. This means that on average, every 10 people infected will infect between eight and 11 other people. When the figure is above one, an outbreak can grow exponentially.
SAGE scientists said the current figure does not suggest that the epidemic is increasing, but the possibility remains that it cannot be ruled out.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that the majority of scientific experts are of the view that there will be another wave of coronavirus at some stage this year and Britons must learn to live with the virus.
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