UK Records Highest Number Of Daily Covid Cases Since Pandemic Began

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.