UK Death rates fall dramatically while nearly 29 million are vaccinated

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https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...rst-vaccination-dose-nears-29-milion-12256374

Another 63 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the UK in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures.

This compares with the 98 recorded on Wednesday.
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There were also another 6,397 new infections reported on Thursday, bring the UK's overall total to 4,319,305.

A further 337,665 people received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine, meaning 28,991,188 people have now had a jab.

https://apnews.com/article/world-ne...demic-london-f03b0a4fc53d46370d2a164ac8740866

LONDON (AP) ? British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens? everyday lives.

 

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274

The average number of new daily cases in the UK has fallen substantially since the start of the year, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent weeks.

A further 1,712 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Sunday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that while the UK continues to make progress against Covid, the majority of scientific experts believe there will be another wave at some stage this year.

11 new deaths have been reported today 33666638 people have received their first vaccination.