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England has recorded its highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began with 50,746 positive tests.

This is the fourth day in a row that there were more than 50,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the UK recorded in the past 24 hours, which brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,542,065. It comes amid concern over the spread of the new variant strain of the pandemic. 

Another 2,434 people have been admitted to hospital and 613 people have died.

Nurses caring for a patient in an intensive care ward Credit: Steve Parsons/PA

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show that more than 88,000 deaths involving coronavirus have now occurred in the UK.

But the figures for deaths and cases are likely to be higher as Wales and Northern Ireland are not releasing death or case data on New Year's Day, and Scotland are not providing death data over that same period.

The latest figures come as Nightingale hospitals across England are being readied for use but the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned the expectation of a mass rollout of staff for the venues is "misplaced".

Mobile testing centres set up in parts of London to test secondary school pupils for Covid. Credit: PA

England

A further 420 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 50,668, NHS England said on Friday.

Patients were aged between eight and 100. All except 12, aged between 55 and 90, had known underlying health conditions.

The deaths were between November 24 and December 31.

There were 39 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.

Wales

Public Health Wales are not releasing their daily Covid-19 figures on New Year's Day.

Instead, they will be combined with Saturday's data.

Scotland

A further 2,539 people have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the latest data from the Department of Health.

It is unknown how many deaths have occurred in the last 24-hour reporting period as the Scottish government are limiting the amount of data they release between 1 January to 4 January.

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