Sunday, 25 July 2021

Covid case figures fall five days in row for first time since February

Decrease first without national lockdown but numbers do not include impact of lockdown easing on 19 July

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the UK has fallen for five days in a row for the first time since February, but this figure does not include the impact of 19 July restriction easing.

On Sunday the UK recorded 29,173 new cases, down from 48,161 logged on 18 July. It is the first time since the pandemic that a sustained drop has not coincided with a national lockdown. Most legal restrictions on social contact in England were lifted on 19 July.

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