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Alarm in Britain: Highest death toll with Covid since June

Alarm in Britain: Highest death toll with Covid since June

Great Britain has registered 241 victims in the last 24 hours and 21 thousand 331 new cases. Experts have said the country is facing a second wave of coronavirus and it appears the measures put in place so far are not yielding results in figures.

In total Britain has 762,542 cases while 43,967 are people who have lost their lives since the beginning of the pandemic. The last time the country faced over 200 casualties in one day was June 5, where 258 casualties were reported.

Alarm in Britain: Highest death toll with Covid since June

While the number of infections is the second highest ever recorded. Meanwhile, the UK could become the first country to intentionally infect people with coronavirus as part of a vaccination trial. The scientists' plan is for humans to be deliberately exposed to the virus to speed up the development of the vaccine. There are more than 90 study participants aged 19-30 who will be closely monitored to see what possible effects this vaccine may have and if it gives positive results.