London, Oct 29, 2020, SPA -- The United Kingdom today, on Thursday reported 280 new deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19 within the previous 28 days, bringing the total in the last seven days to 1,608, an increase of 52.6% on the previous seven-day period, according to Reuters. Government data showed there were 23,065 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The seven-day total of 154,873 cases was up by 13.2% on the previous seven-day period. --SPA 20:09 LOCAL TIME 17:09 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1438557