UK daily Covid cases & deaths ‘moving in the wrong direction’ as infections hit same rate as July

UK daily Covid cases and deaths are “moving in the wrong direction” as infections have hit near the same rate as July.

UK Health Security Agency chief executive Dr Jenny Harries said there has been a “steep increase in the number of cases”.

UK daily Covid cases are now similar to what they were in July

“What we can see is that the cases now are almost as high as they were in July and not far off from what they were in winter,” she said during a press conference today.

“We’re kicking off the winter with a very high level of cases.”