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Coronavirus: UK hits record high daily virus cases of COVID-19 as second wave sweeps through – PerthNow
The UK government says a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases — sparking its biggest ever day of new daily cases — is due to increased levels of testing.
The United Kingdom has recorded its highest number of daily cases of COVID-19 reflecting a second wave of infections sweeping through the country.
On Thursday government data showed 6634 new cases of the virus, up from 6178 on Wednesday, itself a jump from 4926 the previous day.
But government officials say the sharp increase in new infections is largely down to a higher level of testing than during the first wave.
Earlier, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government estimated fewer tha…
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