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Tuesday, 05 January 2021(YJC)_ As Covid deaths surge by 830 the country recoded nearly 61,000 in a single day, new record high.
The UK has recorded 60,916 coronavirus cases overnight – the highest daily figure to date.
It is the first time the figure has exceeded 60,000 in 24 hours.
It takes the total number of infections recorded across Britain since the start of the pandemic to 2,774,479.
The Government also said a further 830 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the official national total to 76,305.
However, separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been more than 92,000 deaths involving the virus in the UK.
Responding to the latest figures, Public Health England’s medical director Dr Yvonne Doyle said: “The rapid rise in cases is highly concerning and will sadly mean yet more pressure on our health services in the depths of winter.
“That is why if we can, we must stay at home, reduce contacts and do everything possible to break the spread of this virus.
“It is by no means easy, but now more than ever we must all do our part to protect the NHS and save lives.”
In a televised address on Monday, Boris Johnson announced stringent new controls – including closing schools to most pupils – in an attempt to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by a surge in new infections.
At the same time, the Prime Minister raised the prospect that the vaccination program being rolled out across the country could enable restrictions to be progressively eased from mid-February.
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