The U.K. has reported a record number of new daily Covid cases on Wednesday, with 78,610 in the last 24 hours.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: British prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at 10 Downing Street.The U.K. reported a record number of new daily Covid cases on Wednesday, with 78,610 in the last 24 hours.
The figure was an increase from 59,610 the day before, and underlines the dramatic surge in infections that the country is seeing ahead of the Christmas holiday period.
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