In addition, 23,275 new infection cases have been identified. That number is on a declining trend, 29,073 new cases were reported on Friday.
The UK is ahead of the other European countries in terms of vaccinations. 8.38 million Britons have now received a first dose of a vaccine against the virus, compared to 7.89 million on Friday.
The United Kingdom has both the highest number of infections and the highest death toll in Europe. Globally, the country ranks fifth in terms of both infections and deaths. In total, the coronavirus has already been diagnosed in 3,783,593 people in the United Kingdom. 105,777 of them died.
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