UK hits highest daily COVID-19 cases at 6,634, partly due to more tests

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Britain recorded 6,634 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, government health body Public Health England (PHE) said on Twitter, up from 6,178 on ...

A man wearing a face mask crosses a road laid out with social distancing barriers in the City of London financial district amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in London, Britain, on Sep 23, 2020. LONDON: Britain recorded its highest number of daily cases of COVID-19 on Thursday at 6,634, according to government data, reflecting a second wave of infections sweeping through the country but also a much higher level of testing than during the first wave.

", we estimate through surveys that over 100,000 people a day were catching the disease, but we only found about 6,000 of them and they tested positive," he said in an interview on Sky News. "Now we estimate that it's under 10,000 people a day getting the disease. That's too high, but it's still much lower than in the peak."

While testing capacity has increased dramatically since the first wave, the system has nevertheless been under strain, with many people reporting they were unable to get tests, or had to travel long distances. Delays in getting results back have also led to criticism of the system.Public Health England said there had also been 40 new deaths, up from 37 the day before. At the peak of the pandemic, Britain was reporting more than 1,000 deaths per day.

 

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What a joker comment. Shouldn’t the headline said UK is behind in testing?

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