UK Covid cases high record high as Whitty warns of 'more to come'

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 11:12 a.m.

b'The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported on Wednesday.\\n\\nThe previous record was 68,053 on 8 January - when the UK was in lockdown.\\n\\nSpeaking at a news conference, England\'s chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty warned that records "will be broken a lot" in the next few weeks.\\n\\nHe added people should "prioritise what matters" with regards to social mixing in the run-up to Christmas.'