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Post by Wayne Smith on Dec 30, 2020 13:39:33 GMT 10
Hospitals near capacity as record 53,000 new COVID cases put UK 'back in the eye of the storm'The figure eclipses the previous record of 41,385 set on Monday, and while the large number also reflects a lag due to Christmas reporting of figures, it also reflects how a new variant of the virus is spreading across the UK. The latest government figures also included a further 414 people who died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, which takes the total death toll in the UK to 71,567. "We are continuing to see unprecedented levels of COVID-19 infection across the UK, which is of extreme concern particularly as our hospitals are at their most vulnerable," Susan Hopkins, a senior medical advisor to Public Health England, said in a statement. Ms Hopkins added that some of the daily rise in cases reflected reporting delays due to Christmas, but the figures were "largely a reflection of a real increase". "It is essential, now more than ever, that we continue to work together to stop the spread of the virus, bring the rate of infection down, and protect the most vulnerable and the NHS," she said.
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