Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 10% in a week with 2,491 positive tests while deaths drop by 16% to 45 in sign Easter DIDN’T cause infections to spike
- Covid infections have fallen by 10 per cent in a week and deaths have dropped by 16 per cent, data showed
- Cases have mostly pointed downwards over the last few days, but rises were seen on Monday and Tuesday
- Boris Johnson allowed pubs and restaurants to reopen for outdoor service in England on Monday
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Britain’s daily Covid cases have fallen by 10 per cent in a week as official data suggests Easter did not cause the country’s outbreak to spike.
Department of Health statistics showed another 2,491 infections were recorded today and 45 deaths – which was also down 16 per cent on last Wednesday.
Cases have mostly continued to point downwards over the past few days, despite concerns the bank holiday break could spark a resurgence of the virus.
Official figures showed only two upticks this week – by 29 and 3 per cent – but these were tiny rises compared to when the second wave first spiralled out of control in September.
Boris Johnson allowed pubs and restaurants to reopen for outdoor service in England from Monday, and gave shops, gyms and hairdressers the green light to pull up their shutters. It takes at least seven days for someone who has caught the virus to develop symptoms and get a positive test, making a lag in when cases are registered.
But some experts say data suggests the vaccination drive is ‘breaking the link’ between infections and deaths and hospitalisations, which suggests a spike may not dial up the pressure as high as previously.
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