A further 18,213 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the UK, while a further 696 people have died with the virus.
The newest figures, released on Wednesday, show the highest death toll since May 5, when 726 people died.
In total, there have been 1,557,007 cases of Covid-19 in the UK and 56,533 deaths.
Meanwhile, a salon owner who refused to close during England’s current lockdown has been given a £27,000 fine.
Sinead Quinn, who runs Quin Blakey Hairdressers, was initially fined £1,000 for staying open after November 5.
She stayed open and further fines were issued. She tried to use the Magna Carta as a defence of her decision to stay open. However, the law she cited – Clause 61, offering 25 barons the right to lawfully dissent or rebel if they thought they were being governed unjustly – was repealed and never incorporated into English law.
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