UK Covid: arrivals from South America and Portugal banned from Friday over Brazilian variant concerns – as it happened
by Andrew Sparrow from on (#5CTCC)
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6.05pm GMT
6.05pm GMT
A further 48,682 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK have been reported today, Public Health England said. That is more than the total for yesterday (47,525), but consistent with the recent trend, which has shown new cases falling from the early January peak.
The publication of the latest deaths data on the government's dashboard has been delayed due to a processing issue", Public Health England added.
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