Over the past week, the number of infections increased by 50 , 1%.
In the UK over the past day, 218.7 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection were detected. This is the highest figure since the beginning of the pandemic.
This is reported by the country's National Health Service (NHS) on Twitter.
It is noted that the previous record is just over 189.8 thousand – was recorded on December 31. Over the past two weeks, more than 100 thousand infections per day have been registered in Britain. Over the past week, the number of infections increased by 50.1%.
The increase in the incidence of COVID-19 is observed against the background of the rapid spread of the Omicron strain in the country, it has already become dominant.
Recall , because of “Omicron”, a sharp increase in the number of infected is recorded in other European countries and in the United States. It should be noted that there is currently no rapid increase in mortality.
