The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began as the country was in the grip of an Omicron variant outbreak.
A further 78,610 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the UK as of 9am on Wednesday, the government said.
It said a further 165 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19.
The UK Health Security Agency said a further 4,671 confirmed cases of Omicron have been reported across the UK as of Wednesday.
It brings the total confirmed Omicron cases in the UK to 10,017.
Source: Huff Post
