A RECORD number of 1,564 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test – the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began.
It brings the total number of deaths by that measure to 84,767, with more deaths recorded in the second wave than the first.
Speaking to the Commons Liaison Committee, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the situation was “very, very tough” in the NHS and the strain on staff was “colossal”.
He appealed to the public to follow lockdown rules, which require people in England to stay at home and only go out for limited reasons, such as for food shopping, exercise, or work if they cannot do so from home.
