New record since mid-July in infections from Covid in the United Kingdom, which in the last 24 hours peaked at 49,156 on about one million tests.
On the other hand, the total hospitalizations in hospitals are substantially stable for now and below the alert level, at around 7,000 thanks to vaccines, while the deaths drop to 45 against 57 yesterday, albeit lightened on Monday by the usual delayed statistical collection of part of the weekend data.
However, the government of Boris Johnson recognized today, through the mouth of a spokesman for Downing Street, that the Kingdom risks having a "challenging" winter ahead of it.
