
Omicron drives record daily COVID cases across Europe: Live
2021-12-29 10:30:12 source:The Aljazeera
December 28, 2021
Several European countries have reported record high COVID-19 cases, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to surge across the continent.
France reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, by far the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. The previous record of 104,611 was set on Saturday.
Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, excluding Northern Ireland and Scotland. The previous record high of daily infections was 122,186 on December 24.
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