Covid: UK Records More Than 119,000 New Cases – Highest Daily Figure Since The Start Of Pandemic

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.

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.

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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