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UK coronavirus cases soar by more than 6,000 for fourth day in a row

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The UK has reported more than 6,000 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the fourth consecutive day. A further 6,042 lab-confirmed infections were detected in the 24 hours up to 9am on Saturday - taking Britain's total to 429,277 - a day after the country set a new daily record with 6,874 new cases.

Scotland (714) and Northern Ireland (319) each set new individual records for the daily number of new cases. An additional 4,639 infections were reported by England, while Wales had 370.

The Government said 34 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday. This brings the UK total to 41,971.

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