Britain reports 70,924 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths

LONDON - Britain reported 70,924 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 88 deaths within 28-days of a positive test.

That compares with 81,713 new cases on Saturday, and 287 deaths.

The government said data on new infections from Scotland was not included in Sunday's total due to a technical isssue.