His new quantity Coronavirus The data showed that the number of infections dropped slightly again on Saturday, but the number of deaths increased.
according to government data, There were 26,144 new Covid cases and 71 deaths on Saturday.
The data shows that approximately 192,251 new cases have been recorded in the past 7 days.
Sky News reported that these figures meant a 33% reduction in positive cases in the past 7 days, but a 9.2% increase in deaths over the same period.
On Thursday, there were 31,117 new cases and 85 deaths.
At the same time, 35,773 people received the first vaccine on Friday, bringing the total to 46,811,298.
164,295 people performed the second jab, which means that 38,126,702 people have now received double jabs.
According to the latest government data, earlier this week, it was confirmed that the number of coronavirus reproduction in England, or the R-value, dropped slightly, between 1.1 and 1.4.
Last week, it was between 1.2 and 1.4.
R represents the average number of people who continue to be infected for each Covid-19 positive person.
When the number is higher than 1, the epidemic can increase exponentially, but when the number is lower than 1, it means that the epidemic is shrinking.
On Saturday, a government adviser said that people may refuse to be tested for coronavirus to avoid having to self-isolate.
Professor Robert West, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Behavior Group (Spi-B) who advises ministers, said this may be a factor in the difference between the high infection rate in the UK and the decrease in daily positive cases.
