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UK records another 812 COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths

London [UK], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom has increased by 812 over the last 24 hours, reaching 321,098, the Department of Health and Social Care reported on Wednesday (local time).

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London [UK], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom has increased by 812 over the last 24 hours, reaching 321,098, the Department of Health and Social Care reported on Wednesday (local time).
The governmental body also said that another 16 people who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus died within the 28 days of the first positive test, taking the country's death toll to 41,397.
Of all COVID-19-confirmed deaths reported on Wednesday, 15 were recorded in England, and one in Scotland -the first one in more than a month - but there were no new fatalities from the coronavirus in Wales and Northern Ireland. (ANI/Sputnik)

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