The UK suffers a record number of Covid deaths per day – where 1 in 10 people had it in December

According to new estimates by the Office For National Statistics, Coronavirus had as many as one in six people in some parts of the country in December. Across the UK, it had one in 10 people. (Subscribe:

The impact is now being felt, with the latest 24-hour figures showing 1,610 deaths – the highest number per day since the pandemic began. This completely exceeds the official death toll of 90,000. The rise in positive tests appears to have been slower, with 33,355 new cases. And more than 204,000 people were given the first vaccine dose yesterday, but that’s the lowest number in a week. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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