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Covid-19: UK sees highest daily toll of 1,325 deaths – BBC News
A record 68,053 cases are also reported as a third vaccine is approved for use in the UK.
A further 1,325 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test – the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
It means there have been just short of 80,000 deaths by that measure – as another 68,053 new cases were recorded.
Public Health England (PHE) said the number of deaths would “continue to rise until we stop the spread”.
It comes as the government launches a new campaign in England urging people to “act like you’ve got” the virus.
The campaign,…
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