UK Announces 36,804 New Covid Cases Today

THE UK GOVERNMENT has announced a further 36,804 laboratory confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, its highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began.

It tops the previous daily record of 35,928, which was recorded on Sunday.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,110,314.

Another 691 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, it added, bringing the UK total to 68,307.

Separate figures released by UK statistical agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, along with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show that there have now been 84,000 Covid-19 related deaths in the UK.

The new variant

The rise in Covid-19 cases in south-east England and London is believed to be due in part to a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that is easier to spread. This has yet to be confirmed by testing and it is not yet clear whether it is indeed ’cause and effect’.

The new variant of the coronavirus is more communicable because those who contract it produce more infection in the nose and mouth, which means that they will breathe more in the air, according to Professor Robert, a member of the committee of the Advisory Group on Threats of New Respiratory Viruses and Emerging. Dingwall.

Professor Dingwall, who is a leading medical sociologist and participates in committee meetings with virologists from Nervtag every week, said: “I understand that there is more infection occurring in the upper respiratory tract and the virus is reproducing faster, so it is more to go on air, to pass from one person to another.

It doesn’t travel further, but having produced more, it also has properties that make it easier to control the cells in person it enters.

Twelve local areas

Here in Ireland, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said there are more than 900 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.

Covid-19 case rates now exceed 1,000 cases per 100,000 people in 12 local areas of the UK, the most recent data shows.

Three of the areas are in Wales: Merthyr Tydfil, where the rate is currently 1,336.1, the highest in the UK; Bridgend, where the rate is 1,145.9; and Blaenau Gwent, where the rate is 1,002.

The other nine areas are in England: Thurrock (1,257.3), Havering (1,190.9), Epping Forest (1,146.6), Brentwood (1,095.8), Basildon (1,080.1), Medway (1,054.4) , Rochford (1,041.6), Redbridge (1,040.6) and Castle. Point (1,011.3).

All figures are based on data released this afternoon and correspond to the 7 days to December 18.

With reports from the Press Association