On Monday, 41,385 confirmed cases were recorded across the UK. This was the first time the daily number of reported cases in the country exceeded 40,000, although many more tests are being performed than before in the pandemic.
The country has so far seen two waves of coronavirus – April-May and October-November.
The second wave in November was more deadly than the first. The country saw more than 20,000 confirmed cases per day during this period.
The new strain was first discovered in September. In November, scientists discovered that the new pressure was behind a number of issues in Kent and was spreading rapidly to London and Essex.
On 11 December, the UK government was notified of the new strain of the virus and its increased transmission potential. The new snort is believed to be 70% more transmissible than the parent virus.
UK health secretary Matt Hancock said the virus was “out of control” and banned sweeping to keep the new wave in.
Nearly half the population of England is subject to strict restrictions on movement and daily life in an effort to prevent spread.
Daily affairs, which were reduced to 15,000 per day in the first week of December, began to rise again.
December, with two more days to go, is the worst month in which the pandemic spread across the country earlier this year.
The last nine days of December have been exacerbated by over 290,000 cases.
Hospitals across the country are populating with more occupancy in Covid patients. Official figures show that more people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 in England than at the first peak of the spring uprising.
There were 20,426 patients in hospitals as of Monday morning – the last day for which figures are available – compared to the previous high of 18,974 on 12 April.