LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 08: British prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at 10 Downing Street.
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LONDON — The U.K. reported a record number of new daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, with 78,610 in the last 24 hours.
The figure was an increase from 59,610 the day before, and it surpasses the previous high of 68,053 cases reported on Jan. 8.
It underlines the dramatic surge in infections that the country is seeing ahead of the Christmas holiday period with one senior British health chief warning that there could be a “staggering” numbers in the next few days.
Long lines have been seen outside vaccination centers in many U.K. cities and towns with the government putting its booster program on overdrive to try to get a third vaccine shot to as many people as possible.
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