The UK reported a record high of Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day on Friday, recording 93,045 infections — the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began.
That is up from 88,376 new cases on Thursday and 78,610 new cases on Wednesday.
The UK also recorded 3,201 additional confirmed cases of the Omicron variant on Friday, bringing the total confirmed Omicron cases to 14,909.
The country reported a further 111 coronavirus deaths on Friday.