COVID-19: UK records 20,964 more cases - a rise of 4,386 in 24 hours
It is聽the highest daily rise since mid-November and it brings the total number of UK infections聽during the pandemic to 1,787,783.
Thursday 10 December 2020 18:03, UK
The UK has recorded 20,964 more COVID-19 cases - a rise of 4,386 compared to yesterday's figure of 16,578.
It is the highest daily increase since mid-November - and it brings the total number of infections during the pandemic to 1,787,783.
Another 516 coronavirus-related deaths have also been reported in the latest 24-hour period - a slight fall on the 533 fatalities confirmed on Wednesday.
Since the start of the crisis, a total of 63,082 people in the UK have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.
Separate figures from statistics agencies where COVID-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate show there have now been 79,000 deaths involving the virus.
Meanwhile, coronavirus rates in England are now highest in London, but infections have plateaued nationwide, separate figures show.
The capital had the highest average infection rate in the country - 191.8 per 100,000 people - for the week of 30 November to 6 December, according to the weekly surveillance survey by Public Health England.
This is up from 158.1 per 100,00 in the previous week.