The latest figures come as the ONS weekly infection survey estimated that 856,200 people in the community population had Covid-19 in the week up to July 24 - the highest since January 30
The number of fresh Covid cases in the UK has dropped slightly with 29,622 new infections reported in the last 24 hours.On Thursday the UK recorded 31,117 cases and 85 deaths and last Friday there were 35,842 fresh infections and 64 fatalities
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