james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. our nightly look at the official figures. the uk has today recorded one of its highest daily number of new infections to date. there were 59,610 new cases in the latest 24 hour period the highest number since 9th january, meaning on average nearly 5a,000 new cases were reported each day in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid stands at 7,672. 150 deaths were recorded that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 114 covid related deaths were recorded on average every day in the past week. on vaccinations, an average ofjust over 450,000 have had a boosterjab
confirmation from official new data that the omicron variant of coronavirus is growing much faster in england than delta. omicron could be the dominant variant in the uk by next week. a senior cabinet minister says the situation is seriously worrying. we face a deeply concerning situation. we know that we have the highest number of covid infections across the united kingdom recorded today since 9th january. we know that the omicron variant is doubling every two to three days in england and possibly even faster in scotland. its first minister nicola sturgeon warns of a tsunami of omicron cases and cautions against christmas parties. today s analysis shows two doses of a covid vaccine provide much lower levels of protection against omicron, but a third
confirmation from official new data that the omicron variant of coronavirus is growing much faster in england than delta. omicron could be the dominant variant in the uk by next week. a senior cabinet minister says the situation is seriously worrying. we face a deeply concerning situation. we know that we have the highest number of covid infections across the united kingdom recorded today since 9th january. we know that the omicron variant is doubling every two to three days in england and possibly even faster in scotland. its first minister nicola sturgeon warns of a tsunami of omicron cases and cautions against christmas parties. today s analysis shows two doses of a covid vaccine provide much lower levels of protection against omicron, but a third