UK reports record 1,564 daily COVID deaths

The United Kingdom reported a daily record of 1,564 coronavirus fatalities on Wednesday, the first time the death toll passed the 1,500-mark since March last year.

Meanwhile, Spain’s Galicia, La Rioja and Cantabria regions became the latest areas to impose more stringent COVID-19 restrictions amid a rapid increase in infections.

Worldwide, more than 91 million coronavirus cases have been reported with more than 1.9 million deaths.

source: Al jazeera