Prognosis
U.K. Covid Cases Hit Record High as Omicron Outbreak Accelerates
- Positive cases pass peak set during January lockdown
- Omicron infections doubling every two days, estimates show
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The U.K. reported 78,610 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the most since the beginning of the pandemic, underlining the high transmissibility of the omicron variant.
The previous record high of 68,053 came on Jan. 8, days after the U.K. entered a lockdown as it faced a wave of infections driven by the alpha variant.