UK has recorded 54,990 new Covid-19 cases and 454 further deaths in the latest 24-hour

UK has recorded 54,990 new Covid-19 cases and 454 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period

UK Covid cases up by more than 50,000 for 6th day running as infections double in a week It is the sixth consecutive day on which the number of new cases has been above 50,000. 

Official figures show the UK has recorded 54,990 new Covid-19 cases and 454 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period