COVID-19: UK records 32,058 cases of coronavirus and 104 deaths | UK news

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The UK recorded 32,058 more cases of COVID-19 and 104 more deaths in the last 24 hours, according to government data.

And 37,314 new cases and 114 deaths were recorded in the 28 days of positive testing on Friday.

At this time last week, there were 29,520 cases of infection and 93 deaths reported.

Another 57,289 people got the first hit of the coronavirus yesterday, bringing the total number of people who took a single dose to 47573,794. This number now includes 16 and 17 years old.

And 164,448 second doses were given, which means 41,496,576 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID.

It comes as one expert warned that the UK must not “take its eye off the ball” because COVID-19 could come “again”.

Dr Chris Smith, a consultant virologist and lecturer at the University of Cambridge, added that the decision about booster punches should not be “a rash, [or] I hurried “but the UK risks ‘deregulating all the good work we’ve done so far’ if large parts of the population lose immunity because of their ‘waning efficacy'”.

Health Minister Sajid Javid said he was “confident” that a booster vaccine campaign could begin next month despite reports that experts wanted more time to consider whether it was needed.

Speaking on the BBC’s Breakfast programme, Dr Smith said: “We all agree on that [the pandemic] It is not over until it ends in every corner of the world, or else it will come back again.

“Don’t forget that we think this started with a few cases in one city, in one corner of one country…and then it overwhelmed the entire world.

“But one shouldn’t raise one’s eye here because it would be very easy to unpack all the good work we’ve done so far if it turns out over time that we’re losing immunity because vaccines are dwindling in their efficacy.

“With winter coming, it’s now a critical period and I think that’s why we haven’t seen a hasty, hasty decision by the JCVI (Joint Committee on Immunization and Immunization) and the government.”

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The NHS plans to enable the rollout of third doses from September 6, along with flu vaccines, but unlike other countries such as Israel, no formal decision has been made about the boosted programme.

Meanwhile, research has found that more than three-quarters of adults in every age group say they would be most or very likely to get a booster injection if they were offered one.

Overall, 87% of adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics said they were likely or very likely to get a third stroke of the coronavirus.

The likelihood increased with age, with 96% of those aged 70 or over indicating an interest, and decreased to 78% of those aged 16-29.

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