A further 23,065 people have tested positive for COVID19 in the UK and another 280 have died, according to the latest government data
It brings the total number of deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive test to 45,955 - and the total number ofThe seven-day total of 154,873 cases was up by 13.2% on the previous seven-day period, government data showed.
The latest figures come as Boris Johnson faces increasing pressure to tighten lockdown measures across the country, with infections surging nationwide despite the three-tier system in place in England.
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