UK Records 26,911 New COVID Cases As Vaccine Booster Rollout Begins

Another 26,911 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,339,009, according to official figures released Friday

LONDON, Sept. 17 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Sep, 2021 ) --:Another 26,911 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,339,009, according to official figures released Friday.

The country also recorded another 158 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 134,805. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

The latest data came as Britain's National Health Service (NHS) started rolling out COVID-19 booster jabs.

Aged 50 and over, people in care homes, frontline health and social care workers and vulnerable people between 16 and 49 are among those who will be offered a third dose.

Britain's vaccine advisory body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said a third dose should not be given until six months after a person has received a second shot.