UK records highest number of daily Covid cases since pandemic began
The UK has recorded its highest ever number of confirmed daily Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the country.
A total of 9,546 people were in hospital with coronavirus in England as of 8am on December 28, according to new figures from NHS England.During the second wave of coronavirus, the number peaked at 34,336 on January 18. The number of Covid-19 admissions includes people admitted to hospital in the previous 24 hours who were known to have the virus, plus any patients diagnosed in hospital with it in the previous 24 hours.There are now 177,201 confirmed Omicron cases across the UK, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed.
Meanwhile, Wales is seeing its highest level of case rates since the start of the pandemic with the majority of new infections presenting in younger people.Wales' leading doctor said the nation is seeing a "rapid rise" in Covid cases caused by the Omicron variant with around 6,000 new infections being confirmed daily and more than 910 cases per 100,000 people.
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