Covid: UK reports highest daily cases since the pandemic began

Covid: UK reports highest daily cases since the pandemic began The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported on Wednesday.

The previous record was 68,053 on 8 January - when the UK was in lockdown.

Speaking at a news conference, England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty warned that records will be broken a lot in the next few weeks. BBC News

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• Millions of unjabbed a key concern as England scrambles to vaccinate  The Guardian
• NHS cannot be used as vaccination service every few months, jab chief warns The Independent
• Omicron infects 70 times faster but is less severe, early study says The Independent
• Mandatory vaccination for NHS staff in England voted through by MPs Nursing Times
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