UK reports 98 new COVID-19 deaths and 5,605 new cases
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Two people are seen socially-distancing as they chat together in Hyde Park, London, Britain, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 98 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 112 a day earlier, official daily data showed.
The country reported 5,605 new cases of the disease, up from 5,379 a day earlier.
The data showed that a total 28.65 million people had received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 2.53 million people had received a second dose.
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Reporting by Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout, editing by William James
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