(ANSA) - LONDON, DEC 30 - New leap in the count of daily deaths from Covid in the United Kingdom, today rising to the peak of 981 according to government data.
Data that also indicate other 50,023 infections, slightly less than yesterday's record, against the background of the spread of the so-called English variant of the virus, capable of infecting faster and putting hospitals under pressure.
Health Minister Matt Hancock extended the severe local 'tier 4' lockdown restrictions, which already affect London and over half the British population, to the Midlands and other areas of England.
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