Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Coronavirus case numbers are at the highest they have been in more than five months.
As of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 26,068 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the government said, the highest daily reported cases since January 29.
Daily figures also show a further 14 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 128,140. READ MORE: "Why is it okay for them to hug when we can't even attend our kids' sports day?": Parents hit out at England fans Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 153,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19