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Britain reported 59 610 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest figure since early January, as it faces what Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called a “tidal wave” on infections from the Omicron variant, official data showed.
The number of new infections is the fifth-highest recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic in March last year.
The figures also showed there had been 150 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
The number of patients being admitted to hospital between December 4 and 10 was also up 10% compared with the previous seven days, with 5 925 people being hospitalised.
