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Daily COVID cases in the UK reach new high of 33,470

London, Nov 12(UNI) The United Kingdom on Thursday recorded 33,470 new cases of COVID-19, its latest daily new record, according to the UK government's latest daily figure, the BBC reported.
The latest figures are the country's highest daily number since mass testing began in the UK, and brings the total number of COVID cases to more than 1.29 million.
The UK has increased its scale of daily testing in recent weeks.
Government minister Alok Sharma said rising case numbers were "a reminder to us about why we are taking action to stop the spread of the virus".
On Wednesday the UK became the first European country to record more than 50,000 COVID deaths and the fifth country in the world to do so after the US, Brazil, India and Mexico.
On Thursday, a further 563 people were reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID, which was slightly less than Wednesday's figure of 595.
Authorities said that Thursday's daily number of cases showed a 45.8% increase on Wednesday's figure of 22,950.
BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher said the spike in cases could have been driven by changes in people's behaviour in the run-up to England's four-week national lockdown, which began on 5 November but was announced on 31 October.
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