LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom recorded 1,033 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from 1,182 on Thursday, government figures showed.
A further two people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within 28 days, down from six a day earlier.
The new cases were recorded as the government ramps up testing so it can suppress the spread of the virus and ease restrictions that have crippled its economy.
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, editing by William James)
