UK coronavirus live: 33,470 people test positive in a day, highest since start of pandemic

Latest updates: latest figures show big jump in new infections; Alok Sharma to hold news briefing England’s test and trace system hit by ‘huge’ IT problems last monthCovid deaths for people with learning disabilities are six times averageSeasonal rhythms within immune system may explain infection ratesCovid infections in Sweden surge, dashing hopes of herd immunityCoronavirus – latest updates 5.06pm GMT Alok Sharma, the business secretary, is speaking at the No 10 press conference now.He says the seven-day average number of Covid cases per day is now 22,524, compared to 22,398 a week ago. 4.58pm GMT The UK government has updated the testing figures on its dashboard. And there has been a huge rise in the number of coronavirus cases. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/nov/12/coronavirus-covid-boris-johnson-lee-cain-keir-starmer-uk-politics-live #politics #coronavirus #uk_news #boris_johnson #conservatives #dominic_cummings #labour #brexit #health #northern_ireland #learning_disability