UK records 1,735 confirmed cases of COVID-19, highest since June 4

LONDON, Sept 3- The United Kingdom recorded 1,735 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Thursday, up from 1,508 a day earlier and the highest since June 4.

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom recorded 1,735

daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data

published on Thursday, up from 1,508 a day earlier and the

highest since June 4.

The daily number of deaths within 28 days of testingpositive for the virus was 13, the government said.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Stephen Addison)