London, Thanasis Gavos
Coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom rose to 91,743 in the past 24 hours.
This is the second highest daily report since the beginning of the pandemic after 93,045 on Friday.
It is an increase of about 60% compared to the number of cases last Monday.
The data for the new cases of Omicron show that in the last 24 hours 8,044 cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 45,145. According to the detailed information from the UK Health Insurance Service that had been made a little earlier, the number of hospitalized persons of the new variant has increased to 104 and the deaths to 12.
A total of 44 deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
There are 7,482 coronavirus carriers in the hospital, of which 879 are ventilators.
On the vaccination front, with more than 1.5 million doses being given in England over the weekend, more than 28.9 million people, or 50.4% of those over the age of 12, have taken the third dose.
Meanwhile, it was announced that the Premier League program for the holiday season will not be modified and what problems the coronavirus causes will be addressed on a case by case basis. Six matches for the top division of English football were postponed at the weekend.
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