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Daily coronavirus UK cases topped 9,000 for the first time since late February.
The government said as of 9 a.m. on Wednesday there had been 9,055 more laboratory-confirmed cases in the UK. This is the highest number since 9,985 cases reported on February 25.The government also said nine more people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. This brings the UK total to 127,926.Separate figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that there have been over 153,000 registered deaths in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
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EnglandFigures show another 7,642 positive coronavirus cases have been recorded in England, bringing the total since the start of the epidemic to 4,001,803.
Eight other deaths have been recorded in England. The total death toll is now 112,515.WalesNo other person in Wales has died within 28 days of testing positive, meaning the death toll remained at 5,572.
There have been 141 other cases of coronavirus recorded in Wales. The total number of cases in Wales since the start of the pandemic is now 214,243.Scotland1,129 positive coronavirus cases have been recorded in Scotland, bringing the country’s total to 249,644.
The total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic is 7,684 – in the past 24 hours, only one other death has been reported.North IrelandNo new deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland, but 143 other people have tested positive for the coronavirus.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 124,124.
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