Britain reports 37,314 new COVID cases, 114 deaths

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One person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at an NHS vaccination center housed in the Heaven nightclub, amid the pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, UK, on ​​8 August 2021 REUTERS / Henry Nicholls / Files

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuters) – Britain reported 37,314 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to government data, and a further 114 people were reported dead in the 28 days following the positive test.

The data compared to 36,572 new cases reported Thursday and 113 deaths.

The number of cases has been steadily rising this month after Britain lifted restrictions on COVID social distancing and other measures to contain the disease in mid-July.

The number of registered infections increased by almost 10% in the last week compared to the previous seven days.

Reports by Michael Holden; Edited by Kate Holton

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