The UK has recorded the highest number of CCP virus deaths in a day since the start of the pandemic, according to official statistics. A total of 1,325 deaths were recorded today for people who had a positive test for COVID-19 within the last 28 days. The highest previous figure was 1,224, recorded in April. The UK has one of the highest per-capita death rates from the virus in the world. Daily recorded deaths, however, are prone to fluctuations due to the recording process. A more stable figure is the seven-day average daily death toll, which currently stands at 809, compared with the peak of 942 in the spring. The running weekly death rate is currently rising at a rate of 45 percent per week, according to the government data. Deaths from the virus are generally thought to be about three to four weeks behind infections. Hospitalisations overall in the …