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The latest UK coronavirus figures have been released in a continuing sign that cases are declining.
Fifty-two more people have died in the UK within 28 days of receiving a positive coronavirus test, and 3,402 new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected, according to the latest figures published on Friday.
The seven-day total of deaths was 302, down 38.2% on the seven previous days; for positive tests the seven day figure was 29,204, down 26.6%. The estimated R number was given as 0.7 to 0.9, with a daily infection growth rate range of -5% to -2% as of 26 March.
Government U-turns and infighting combined with hospital vaccine blunders cast a sense of disarray over Ireland’s pandemic response, my colleague Rory Carroll reports:
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