(ANSA) - LONDON, OCTOBER 17 - New leap today to 45,140 - small from mid-July - in the infections from Covid in the United Kingdom, which remain over 40,000 for the fifth day.
The total number of hospitalizations in hospitals remained stable, at around 7,000, while the dead dropped to 57 against 145 yesterday.
The country, reopened with no significant restrictions since 19 July, in any case maintains a rate that is even higher than Russia in Europe;
but - with 80% of the population over 12 double vaccinated versus 32% - to score one ninth of Russian deaths albeit with an average of just over 100 per day in the last week.
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