Affected for several days by a more transmissible variant of Covid-19, the United Kingdom recorded 55,892 new contaminations this Thursday, December 31.
This is a record for the country, which had already reached 53,135 cases last Tuesday.
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The number of deaths is also at a very high level with 964 deaths in 24 hours.
Yesterday, 981 people succumbed to the virus.
The United Kingdom is one of the most bereaved European countries with 73,512 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
The British Minister of Health announced yesterday the extension of containment from January 1. Many areas of central, southern and northern England will go into Alert Level 4. This will result in bars and restaurants being closed, unless they have take out, cinemas, theaters and other areas. hotels. The start of the school year is also postponed by one to two weeks for middle and high school students. In these areas, residents are instructed to stay at home.