More people died from Covid yesterday than the same day last year

Life is returning back to normal, and so are the Coronavirus case levels

The UK has recorded 223 Covid deaths - within 28 days of a positive test - in the biggest daily jump since March. A further 43,738 coronavirus cases were also recorded, according to figures released on Tuesday that represent the previous 24-hour period. On the same day last year, the UK recorded 192 deaths. It is the biggest daily jump since early March, when Britain was still required to 'stay at home' under a national lockdown order. In September of 2020, Chief Medical Officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, warned the country could see a dangerously high 200 deaths-a-day by mid-November. Addressing the country from a Downing Street press conference, Vallance instructed Britons to take fast action to curb the spread of the virus, warning we could hit 50,000 daily cases if the public failed to follow the rule-of-six guidance.