LONDON : The United Kingdom reported 3,497 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Saturday, compared with 3,539 a day earlier.It also reported a further nine new deaths from the coronavirus.Friday's figure was the largest number of daily cases to be reported since mid-May, and Britain is to bring in a new ban on social gatherings on Monday in a bid to curb the increasing rise in infections.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePapermint is now on Telegram.