COVID-19 cases and deaths fall further in the UK, vaccinations rise

A total of 1,770 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the United Kingdom on Sunday, with the seven-day total of 14,659 cases down by 4.3 percent compared with the previous seven days.

The country recorded two new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. The seven-day death toll of 67 was down by 39.1 percent compared with the previous seven days.

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The data showed that 35.37 million people, or 67.2 percent of the UK adult population, have now received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 17.67 million, or 33.5 percent of adults, have received the recommended two doses.

Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 127,605 people have died in the United Kingdom within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.

The country experienced a devastating second wave that peaked in late January, but numbers of new infections, hospitalisations and deaths have plummeted since then.

That has been attributed in part to the impact of the mass vaccination program, and in part to strict lockdown measures that were in place from January to March and are only gradually being eased.

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