Record 6,634 new coronavirus cases reported in UK

AKIPRESS.COM - The UK has recorded 6,634 new coronavirus cases - its highest daily total since the pandemic began, The Guardian reports.
Public Health England has said this increase should be "a stark warning for us all", but it does not mean that the spread of coronavirus in the community is anything close to what it was at the peak in early spring because far more testing is taking place now, and so far more positive cases are being picked up.
But the pace of rise - today's total is almost 500 higher than yesterday's - will be seen as justification for the tighter restrictions announced around the UK this week.