Coronavirus update UK: 19,724 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Wednesday

There were 19,724 new confirmed coronavirus infections in the United Kingdom as of Wednesday morning, UK government data showed, according to Reuters. This reading followed Tuesday’s rise of 17,324.

More details from the report revealed that there were 137 deaths within 28 days of testing positive, compared with 143 on Monday.

Market reaction

These figures do not appear to have a major impact on the performance of the British pound against its rivals. At the time of writing, the pair GBP/USD it was up 0.85% on the day to 1.3043.

Credits: Forex Street

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