The UK has recorded another 3,398 coronavirus cases and seven further deaths, the latest government figures show.
It comes after 4,182 cases were reported on Friday - the highest daily total since 1 April - while 10 deaths within 28 days of a positiveMeanwhile, the latest numbers show 39,068,346 people have had a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine and 24,892,416 people have had two doses.However, the figures come amid fears
and calls for the government not to repeat the mistake of acting too late to tackle the spread of the virus.Sir Tim Gowers - whose argument against herd immunity helped trigger England's first lockdown last year - told Sky News that recent increases in"They seem to be multiplying by a certain fraction each day - in other words, growing exponentially," he said.