Daily reported deaths at new high as 1,325 people die within 28 days of Covid diagnosis, APA reports.
A further 1,325 people have died within 28 days of testing
positive for Covid-19 - the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.
Government figures show that 415,408 people have tested positive in the last seven days, an increase of 29.9%.
A total of 1,296,432 people have been vaccinated as of 3 January.