Since then, however, they have exploded to more than 10 times that, with the most recent case totals (July 11) showing 31,352 new infections.
There is now just one week to go until the country embraces mark-free life, with ministers putting their trust in personal responsibility.
However, scientists and health professionals have issued grave warnings.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said deaths have started rising in kind.
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