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UK coronavirus LIVE: Cases surge by 3,539 in highest rise since May as R rate climbs above one

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UK Coronavirus cases have surged by 3,539 overnight – the highest increase since May 17.

The latest daily figure comes after the national R rate climbed above the threshold of one – meaning the epidemic is growing in all parts of the country.

More locally, a spike in Covid-19 cases in Birmingham means stricter measures were re-imposed. From next week, the city and neighbouring Solihull and Sandwell boroughs all face a ban on socialising between people outside their own household.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country will be banned from socialising in groups of more than six from Monday, in a Draconian crackdown aimed at stemming the tide of a potential second wave.

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