30,501 Covid infections reported in UK

Hospitals in the south of England say they have seen a "real rise in pressure" as the number of Covid patients receiving treatment increases.

 

Paramedics in London are now receiving almost 8,000 call-outs a



day, with Boxing Day described as one of London Ambulance Service's busiest in history.

 

On Sunday, some 30,501 infections and 316 deaths were recorded in the UK.