Seven deaths within 28 days of testing positive for Covid reported, the lowest total since 13 September
The UK reported seven deaths within 28 days of testing positive for Covid on Sunday, the lowest daily toll in nearly seven months.
At the peak of the second wave, the government had reported 1,820 deaths in a single day, on 20 January. The last time the tally of daily recorded fatalities was lower than this weekend was on 13 September, when five deaths from the virus were logged.