A total of 6,835 new cases were reported on Friday – more than 1,800 above the previous highest figure. This is the third time this week a new record has been set.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the sharp rise was a “cause for concern”
— BBC News
What I think might be happening in the United Kingdom, is massive testing, catching people who are not ill but have a smidgen of covid virus.
In France hardly anybody is tested unless they are quite ill, yet they have less cases but many more in intensive care.