UK sets new record of more than 129,000 Covid cases in a day
Record number of cases reported despite incomplete data set as Omicron fuels wave of infections
Covid cases in the UK have reached a record high, with 129,471 new cases reported on Tuesday in England and Wales, as the Omicron variant continues to fuel a winter wave of infections.
While official data was not provided for Scotland and Northern Ireland, a record 117,093 cases – infections that are picked up through testing – were reported for England, up from a previous high of 113,628 on Christmas Day.
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