UK COVID-19 cases rise 52% in a week – official data

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom reported 82,886 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and 45 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, government statistics showed.

Cases were up 51.9% over the seven days to Dec. 19 compared with the previous week.

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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