The figures compare with 26,476 infections and 48 fatalities reported on Monday, and 30,838 cases and 174 deaths announced this time last week
Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 156,000 deaths registered in the UK where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The NHS is preparing to start to offer a third jab to over 30 million over-50s and clinically vulnerable people from 6 September, but are waiting for a green light from government advisers. Hans Kluge appeared to contradict his World Health Organisation colleagues, who earlier this month criticised countries such as the US and Israel for rolling out booster vaccine programmes when many people around the world have not yet been jabbed.
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