The UK has recorded more than 119,000 positive tests on Thursday – the highest number of daily cases seen since the start of the pandemic.
Official figures show 119,789 infections were reported.
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This is the second day daily figures have reached record highs, with 106,122 cases reported on Wednesday.
A further 147 people have died within 28 days of a positive test.
In separate figures, another 16,817 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant were reported in the UK on Thursday.
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There are now a total of 90,906 confirmed Omicron cases, the UK Health Security Agency said.
It comes as Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that ministers are not planning to announce any post-Christmas Covid restrictions this week.
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