UK records 141,472 new COVID-19 cases, 97 deaths
Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 10, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 10, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

The UK reported 141,472 new COVID-19 cases and 97 deaths on Sunday. The Omicron variant has driven a recent surge, though death rates remain lower than previous waves.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 141,472 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from 146,390 cases on Saturday, while the number of new deaths reported fell to 97 from 313, official figures showed.
Britain has seen a surge of cases linked to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in recent weeks, though death rates have been lower than during previous waves of the disease.
Some 1.217 million people tested positive for COVID-19 during the past week, 6.6% more than the week before, while the number of deaths was up 30.9% on a week before at 1,295.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
The article discusses the latest COVID-19 case and death statistics in the UK, focusing on the impact of the Omicron variant.
The UK reported 141,472 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
COVID-19 deaths in the UK have decreased to 97 from 313, despite a surge in cases.
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