LONDON, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain vaccinated 478,248 people in the 24 hours to Saturday with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a daily record according to government figures, as the total death toll from the virus nears the 100,000 mark, standing at 97,329.
Government data showed that the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine now stands at 5.86 million.
The country also reported 1,348 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, a slight fall from the previous day when there were 1,401 fatalities. There were 33,552 new cases of the virus recorded, a drop from the 40,261 reported on Friday.
Meanwhile, ITALY reported 488 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, up from 472 the day before, while the daily tally of new infections fell further to 13,331 from 13,633.
Some 286,331 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, against a previous 264,728, the health ministry said.
Italy has now registered 85,162 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak came to light last February, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the sixth-highest in the world. The country has reported 2.46 million cases.
Patients in hospital with COVID-19 – not including those in intensive care – stood at 21,403 on Saturday, compared with 21,691 a day earlier.
There were 174 new admissions to intensive care units, against 144 the day before. The total number of intensive care patients was little changed at 2,386, against 2,390.Advertisement
When Italy’s second wave of the epidemic was accelerating quickly in the first half of November, hospital admissions were rising by about 1,000 per day, while intensive care occupancy was increasing by about 100 per day. — NNN-AGENCIES
