Britain reports 72,727 new COVID cases, 296 deaths

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported a further 72,727 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 296 more deaths, government statistics showed.

Cases are down 3.6% over the last seven days compared with the week before, while deaths are down 3.2% over the same seven-day period.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Frances Kerry)