The UK announces 7,143 new cases and 71 more Covid-related deaths!!!
The cases are a daily record since mass testing began – but experts believe the figure was much higher in the spring. The daily deaths announcement was the highest since 1 July, when 97 deaths were confirmed
But hospital admissions fall in England for fourth day in a row
PM Boris Johnson apologises for “misspeaking” about new virus rules in north-east England
The world’s coronavirus death toll crosses one million, with the US, Brazil and India making up nearly half of the total
The UN secretary general calls it a “mind-numbing” figure and “an agonising milestone”