London: Thanasis Gavos
Another 90,629 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the third highest daily rate since the beginning of the pandemic.
In total, in the last seven days there is an increase of 63% in cases.
Of these, 15,363 correspond to the Omicron variant, which has now reached a total of 60,508 confirmed cases in the United Kingdom.
According to yesterday’s data, there are 129 Omicron patients and 14 victims. This information will be updated later tonight.
The coronavirus deaths, regardless of variant, reported in the 24-hour period were 172, while 7,482 coronavirus carriers remain in the hospital, of which 859 are intubated.
Meanwhile, more than 897,000 third doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered on Monday. In total, with the third installment, more than 29.8 million citizens are protected, ie 52% of the population aged 12 and over.
In the evening, moreover, the chief physician of England, Professor Chris Whitey, and the chief scientific advisor, Sir Patrick Valance, will inform the deputies in a closed meeting about the epidemiological picture and their assessments.
This is happening while the Sun writes that Boris Johnson is expected to make announcements within the next 48 hours, until Thursday night, regarding what measures against Omicron will be valid and when. The newspaper estimates that from December 27, restrictions will apply to indoor gatherings and catering.
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