COVID-19: UK records 218,724 cases and 48 deaths in latest daily figures

January 04, 2022

A further 218,724 coronavirus cases and 48 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the UK, official figures show.

The UK-wide figures have been released after the Bank Holiday, when only England released figures for both deaths and cases.

It comes as a further 141,825 people had their booster jab - bringing the total to 34,363,986, the latest figures show.

A further 19,158 people had a first dose, bringing the total to 51,820,652. Another 29,295 people had a second dose - bringing the total to 47,482,789.

The latest NHS England figures show 14,210 patients with Covid-19 were in hospital on January 3, including 777 requiring mechanical ventilation.

The figures have been released as multiple hospitals declared critical incidents, with nurses calling for more restrictions "without delay".

In a letter to Health Secretary Sajid Javid, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the NHS could "ill afford" the current level of absences as it called for a "more cautious approach" to COVID restrictions in England.

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