LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom reported 90,418 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday – down from a record of just over 93,000 on Friday – and 125 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, government statistics showed on Saturday.
Cases were up 44.4% over the seven days to Dec. 18 compared with the previous week. Deaths, which typically lag changes in case numbers, were down by nearly 6% over the same period.
(Reporting by William Schomberg; Editing by Catherine Evans)
