UK records highest daily increase of new coronavirus cases

2 min readDec 28, 2020

A further 41,385 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK. The UK has recorded its highest daily increase of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.

Government figures show that as of 9am on Bank Holiday Monday, there had been a further 41,385 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,329,730.

But the figures for deaths and cases are likely to be higher as Scotland is not releasing death data between December 24 and 28, and Northern Ireland is not providing either case or death data over the same period.

Meanwhile, the government also said another 357 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK’s Covid death toll to 71,109.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 87,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England (PHE), commenting on the more than 41,000 cases on Monday said: “This very high level of infection is of growing concern at a time when our hospitals are at their most vulnerable, with new admissions rising in many regions.

“We have all made huge sacrifices this year but we must all continue to play our part in stopping the spread of the virus which is still replicating fast.”

Dr Doyle added: “The basics remain very important: wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance from others and abide by the restrictions in place.”

NHS England said on Monday that a further 318 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 48,860.

Patients were aged between 38 and 100. All except 13, aged between 64 and 92, had known underlying health conditions.

The deaths were between December 13 and 27.

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UK records highest daily increase of new coronavirus cases

Written by Rajneesh Garg