Global coronavirus cases near 81 million – GulfToday

Global coronavirus cases near 81 million – GulfToday

Britain reported 41,385 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a daily record, as a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus increases infection rates and the holiday weekend impacted the reporting of some new cases.

UK reports a daily record 41,385 new coronavirus cases on Monday.

There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the government's coronavirus statistics portal said.

 "This very high level of infection is of growing concern at a time when our hospitals are at their most vulnerable,“ said Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England.

Russia reported 27,002 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 5,641 in Moscow, taking the total to 3,105,037 since the pandemic began.

Authorities also reported 562 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 55,827.

South Korea reports 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours. File photo

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 12,892 to 1,664,726, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by 852 to 30,978, the tally showed.

South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the pandemic began.

Officials also reported