UK has reported 53,135 cases of coronavirus highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began

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UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began

UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began

As of Tuesday's figures, the total number of positive tests across the country since the pandemic began stands at 2,382,865.

The latest daily figures come after it was revealed that England's hospitals are now treating more patients than during the peak of the first wave in April.

79 3501According to NHS England, there were 21,787 patients in NHS hospitals in England as of 8am on Tuesday, compared with 20,426 on Monday, and 18,974 at the peak of the first wave on 12 April.

The latest UK-wide hospital stats are only available up until 22 December, when 21,286 people with COVID-19 were in hospital across the four home nations. But that is only slightly less than the 21,683 recorded on 12 April.

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