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BREAKING: The UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began. Dr Susan Hopkins, from PHE, said: "Whilst the number of cases reported today include some from over the festive period these figures are largely a reflection of a real increase." https://trib.al/qP32YwJ | Sky News

The UK has recorded another 29,612 coronavirus cases and 104 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government figures. Get live #COVID19 updates: https://trib.al/C4alSxq | Sky News

99K views · 818 reactions | BREAKING: The UK has reported a record 183,037 new #COVID cases in the latest daily figures - the highest since the start of the pandemic. The number includes five days of infection data from Northern Ireland. Read more: https://trib.al/Vmdjkgc | Sky News | Facebook

"We want to find the positive cases so we can break transmission." Prof Yvonne Doyle of PHE says there has been a rise in the number of cases of #COVID19 reported in the UK, which is "a matter of concern" but also "a matter of testing more". Latest: https://trib.al/Kb6jYaR | Sky News