170 deaths have been reported in the UK in 24 hours, the highest number since March

Oh The United Kingdom counted 26,852 Govt-19 cases and 170 deaths on the last day, according to data released by the Department of Health and Social Welfare. This is the highest number of deaths since March.

Worldwide, there are 6,322,241 confirmed cases and 131,149 deaths in the United Kingdom.

About 6,300 people have been admitted to NHS hospitals with symptoms associated with Govt-19.

Nearly 90% of the British population (47.3 million people) have been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. 77.2% (40.8 million people) have already completed the vaccination process.

# COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Daily statistics of total COVID-19 vaccine doses given in the UK.

As of 17 August, 88,211,389 COVID-19 vaccine levels had been given in the UK.

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– Department of Health and Social Security (DHSCgovuk) August 17, 2021

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