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UK's Covid-19 infection rate almost doubles in one week

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The rate of Covid-19 infections across the UK has almost doubled in a week. The UK-wide seven-day rate currently stands at 125.7 cases per 100,000 people, up from 63.8 per 100,000 a week ago, analysis by the PA news agency shows.

When it comes to daily figures, as of 9am today, there were 14,542 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. These have trebled in a fortnight - on 22 September, there were 4,926 cases recorded.

The government said a further 76 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of today. More than 58,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now been registered in the UK.

It comes amid rising cases across parts of England, with the latest weekly infection figures showing that Manchester's rate has

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