The COVID Diaries – 255 3rd January
Government published figures show that for the sixth day in a row new coronavirus cases in the UK have topped 50,000, with a further 54,990 people testing positive.
The total number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK is now over 75,000.
Teachers are expressing fears over schools reopening and there is despair after Boris Johnson claimed schools are safe to open, despite the surge in infection levels.