Britain reports 47,685 new COVID-19 cases, 158 deaths

LONDON - Britain on Friday reported 47,685 new cases of COVID-19 and 158 further deaths within 28 days of a positive test, government statistics showed.

That compared with 51,899 cases and 183 deaths reported on Thursday.

 

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, Editing by Paul Sandle)