Spread of infections beyond younger people pushes up hospitalisations and death rates
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The UK has reported its highest number of Covid deaths for seven months, with 223 deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive test for the virus.
The daily death rate, which has not been as high since 9 March, brought the weekly toll to 911, a near-15% rise on the week.
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