coronavirus cases.On Thursday there were 6,634 new Covid-19 cases in Britain, the highest daily total since the pandemic began.The vast majority of the day's cases were recorded in England, at 5,632.
Scotland recorded 465 infections, Wales 348 and Northern Ireland 189.Forty deaths from the virus were also recorded, all but three happening in England.Despite today's total being a record high, experts believe that during the peak of the pandemic in April and May there were far more new infections happening.Imperial College researchers believe at one point more than 100,000 people were contracting the virus every day.Consistent testing didn't kick off until May so most initial cases would have been missed at the time.