Britain has reported another 23,511 covid cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,745,526, according to official figures released on Tuesday. The number of new cases in the country has reportedly continued to fall for a seventh day.
The UK also recorded another 131 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of daily deaths since March 17. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 129,303. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. Meanwhile, research carried out by the University of Oxford between April and June 2021 and supported by the Department of Health and Social Care found that in schools, daily contact testing was just as effective at controlling transmission as the current 10-day self-isolation policy.
World Corona Overview: IN terms of coronavirus, the other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (19,749,073), Russia (6,094,379), France (6,088,930), the UK (5,771,732), Turkey (5,638,178), Argentina (4,875,927), Colombia (4,747,775), Spain (4,368,453), Italy (4,325,046), Germany (3,766,501), Iran (3,758,197) and Indonesia (3,239,936), the CSSE figures showed. In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 551,835 fatalities. Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (421,382), Mexico (239,079), Peru (195,890), Russia (152,836), Italy (127,995), Colombia (119,482), France (111,883) and Argentina (104,352).
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