Coronavirus UK news – Cases keep PLUNGING for 5th day in a row due to vaccines as students warned ‘no jab, no lectures’

THE number of new Covid cases in the UK dropped for the fifth day in a row in a “reassuring” sign that vaccines are working, experts say.

The country is seeing a sustained fall in reported coronavirus cases outside of lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began.

The number of people testing positive for Covid plunged from 49,000 last Sunday to 29,173 yesterday, building hopes Brits may be past the worst. It’s also the first time cases have fallen below 30,000 since July 6.

The number of fatalities, however, was slightly higher, with 28 people losing their lives – three more than the previous Sunday.

Meanwhile, university students may have to be fully vaccinated if they want to attend lectures in person, under plans being considered by Boris Johnson.

The Times reports how the PM is “raging” at the stalled uptake of vaccines by young people and will look to push students into getting jabbed.

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