UK passes record number of daily Covid cases for third day in row
The NHS is on a 'war footing' as the number of people in hospital with Covid in the UK rises to nearly 12,000, reports Political Correspondent Carl Dinnencases for a third day in a row, with a further 189,213 confirmed.
In Thursday's data update, all four nations reported the highest ever number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases.The government said a further 332 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 - the highest daily increase since March. Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 174,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.England reported 146,604 cases, an increase on its previous record rise of 138,287 on Wednesday. A further 317 deaths have also been confirmed.
The first minister also pointed to "the steep rise in hospital occupancy" - there were 810 people in hospital on Wednesday with recently confirmed Covid-19, 34 in intensive care.
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