BBCNEWS BBC News December 19, 2021 16:04:00
Health security agency has updated us on the latest number of confirmed omicron cases. there were 12,133 new confirmed omicron cases in the uk — though the real number is expected to be far higher because it takes time to confirm cases are omicron and not all positive tests are sampled. there have been a total of 104 hospitalisations with either confirmed or suspected omicron and 12 deaths. we have just heard about the overall number of covid cases for the latest 24—hour period, we know sometimes over the weekend the figure can be lowered because reporting is slower, but the uk is reportin...