London, Nov 14 (TIWN) Another 27,301 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,317,496, according to official figures released Friday.

On Thursday, 33,470 people tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours - the highest figure recorded since the pandemic began, according to government figures.  There were also 563 deaths announced on Thursday - down from Wednesday's figure of 595, which was the highest since mid-May.   Advertisement Although experts have warned the daily figures could be "misleading" as testing capacity has also grown since the first wave of the pandemic.