UK reports over 106,000 COVID cases in daily record

By AFP 22 December 2021, 6:27 pm

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A passenger wearing a face covering to combat the spread of COVID-19 sits on a red double-decker bus traveling beneath Christmas lights in London on December 21, 2021. (Justin Tallis/AFP)

LONDON — The UK government reports 106,122 new virus cases in the last 24 hours, the first time the daily figure has topped 100,000, as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly.

The UK is one of Europe’s most affected by the virus with 147,573 deaths since the pandemic began and more than 11 million positive cases. The government is urging the public to get third vaccine shots and more than 30 million have received boosters so far.