coronavirus infections after another 35,928 new positive tests were reported.It is double last week's daily tally with the new stats also recording another 326 deaths to bring the UK's Covid-19 death toll to 67,401.The worrying figures come hours after parts of the country were placed into a Tier 4 lockdown with Christmas being cancelled for millions of Brits.
In total, the UK has recorded more than two million coronavirus cases with the infection rate showing little signs of slowing down.
Nearly 20 million people had their Christmas plans scrapped last night as Prime Minister Boris Johnson banned people in London and the south east of England from forming festive bubbles.