UK COVID death toll reaches 95,981, nearly 5.4 mln vaccinated

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom hit 95,981 on Friday after the country recorded another 1,401 fatalities, while official data showed medics set a new high for vaccinations carried out in the last 24 hours. Britain has been hit hard by the latest wave of the pandemic, with fatalities routinely above 1,000 people a day.


Reuters | London | Updated: 22-01-2021 22:14 IST | Created: 22-01-2021 22:13 IST
UK COVID death toll reaches 95,981, nearly 5.4 mln vaccinated
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The death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom hit 95,981 on Friday after the country recorded another 1,401 fatalities, while official data showed medics set a new high for vaccinations carried out in the last 24 hours.

Britain has been hit hard by the latest wave of the pandemic, with fatalities routinely above 1,000 people a day. On Wednesday the toll climbed to a new daily high of 1,820 deaths of people who had tested positive for the disease within 28 days. The country recorded a further 40,261 cases on Friday, up from 37,892 the day before.

However, the vaccine roll out has begun well: The data showed that 5.38 million people have now been given their first dose of the vaccine, with 409,855 receiving it in the last 24 hours, a record high so far.

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