A man receives an injection of a dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in the Baitul Futuh Mosque on the background of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, UK, March 28, 2021. REUTERS / Henry Nicholls
More than 600,000 first and second doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the UK in 24 hours, according to data released on Saturday.
Official figures show that 119,306 first doses and 485,421 doses were given on Friday. The data also showed that another 35 people died from the virus within 28 days of a positive test, and 2,206 people tested positive.
In the last seven days, daily deaths fell by 29% from the previous week, while cases fell by 6.5%.
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