The UK is suffering one of the world’s highest daily Covid-19 infection totals and reeling under a double whammy of coronavirus cases skyrocketing and an alarming case-to-fatality rate of 7%, among the highest on the planet

The UK is seeing one of the biggest increases in the number of daily new cases of Covid-19, with the 13,864 infections announced on Friday the sixth-highest tally in the world.

Britain has been reeling under a double whammy of coronavirus cases skyrocketing and an alarming case-to-fatality rate of 7%, among the highest on the planet.

Since the outbreak began, the UK has reported 575,679 confirmed cases (13th in the world) and 42,679 deaths (5th in the world).

Covid-19 rates have been soaring in many parts of the country, resulting in local lockdowns, and new figures show five of Europe’s top hotspots are in the north of England.