Total number of cases now at 24,968, while number of deaths from new variant in England has risen to seven
More than 10,000 additional confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported across the UK bringing the total confirmed cases to 24,968, official figures show.
Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said there were 10,059 UK Omicron cases and that the number of deaths of people with the new variant in England has now risen to seven from the previous figure of one.
