Coronavirus infections continue to fall in the UK
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Coronavirus infections continue to fall in the UK
The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has continued to fall in the UK, the latest daily figures show.
The UK recorded pg slot 29,173 new cases on Sunday - down from 48,161 logged a week earlier on 18 July.
The number of new infections by date reported has fallen for five days in a row for the first time since February.
It is also the first time since the start of the pandemic that a sustained drop in cases has not coincided with a national lockdown.
"The data at present is looking good for at least the summer," said Prof Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia.
"Today's figures do not of course include any impact of last Monday's end of restrictions. It will not be until about next Friday before the data includes the impact of this change."
What could be causing the fall in cases?
Public Health England tweeted the daily figures for Sunday, saying there had been a delay in updating the government's coronavirus dashboard.
It said 46,563,452 people had now had a first dose of a Covid vaccine, while 37,160,659 had received a second dose.
The dashboard later updated to show there have been a further 28 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
The seven-day average of cases, which smooths out daily fluctuations, is showing a 15.4% decline compared with the week before. |
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