FILE PHOTO: People holding umbrellas walk past a warning sign with hygiene and safety guidelines as restrictions in the city have started to ease, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Leicester, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from 1,288 on Saturday, government figures showed.
Six people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within the previous 28 days, compared with 18 deaths announced on Saturday.
Writing by William Schomberg; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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