With 30,501 infections and 316 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, Covid cases are reduced by 15% in a week.

After 30,501 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, coronavirus cases have decreased by 15% in the past week.

An additional 316 people died in Covid-19, bringing the tough count to 70,752.

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Last Sunday, 35,928 people tested positive for the coronavirus-more than 5,000 more than today.

This rise is one of the highest ever recorded in the UK, and last week saw the largest surge in the incident since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The increase in infections today is also smaller than yesterday, when 34,693 new infections were recorded.

However, the increase in deaths recorded today is greater than yesterday, when more than 210 deaths were confirmed.

Today’s figures do not include deaths or cases in Northern Ireland or Scotland.

This means that the real death toll could spike on December 29, when the numbers are updated, as Scotland and Northern Ireland have not reported them during Christmas.

Overall, a total of 2,288,345 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom.

In the UK, an additional 231 people between the ages of 30 and 85 have died in hospitals in the last 24 hours. All but five were in underlying health.

In London, 55 people were killed and the most dead in the capital.

In the last 24 hours, Wales has recorded an additional 70 deaths and 4,142 infections.

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It looks like this:

• Britain could be released from blockade by February if 15 million vulnerable people are vaccinated first
• Experts say a single dose of Pfizer jab gives “91% protection”
• The new Oxford Jab will be approved as early as Monday
• Millions more British will enter the blockade of Tier 4 Covid this week as mutant stocks dominate the country.

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The latest data from the Ministry of Health show that there were 21,286 patients in the hospital due to a killer bug on December 22nd.

The average hospitalization for the last 7 days is 1,984, and if that current trend continues, it will pass the peak of patients in bed in the spring.

Hospitalizations are now higher than in the week before the second blockade, averaging 1,191 for seven days.

According to the latest statistics, 2,143 patients were hospitalized on 20 December.

In April, 3,569 patients were hospitalized for one day.

Earlier this week, Boris Johnson refused to rule out the third blockade after Christmas.

The Prime Minister warned that stricter restrictions may be needed to prevent mutant coronavirus strains from becoming “out of control” in the New Year.

The rapid spread of new variants, believed to be up to 70% more contagious, has caused millions of British in London and southeast England to blockade Tier 4 shortly before Christmas.

Further areas were thrown into Tier 4 on Boxing Day for fear that new stocks were already spread across the country.

Matt Hancock says Oxford Covid-19 vaccine producers have submitted complete data, which means they’re one step closer to the jab.