LONDON (UK) – Britain vaccinated 478,248 people in the last one day to Saturday with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a daily record which according to figures from government. The total death toll from the virus reached nearly 100,000 mark, standing at 97,329.
Government data showed that the total number of people who have had the first COVID vaccine shot now stands at 5.86 million.
The country also reported 1,348 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, which came slightly down from the previous day with 1,401 fatalities. There were 33,552 new cases of the virus recorded, a drop from the 40,261 reported on Friday.