OREANDA-NEWS. In the UK, the Omicron strain of the coronavirus accounts for more than 90% of COVID-19 cases. This was announced by the United Kingdom Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) on Wednesday 29 December.

“The latest daily update on new Omicron cases will be posted on December 31st. Since the data shows that Omicron now accounts for more than 90% of all community-acquired and non-imported cases of COVID-19 infection in England, the most accurate and up-to-date information on the incidence of COVID-19 will be contained in the daily published statistics, "the agency said on its website. Twitter.

According to the latest data, 210 thousand cases of infection with the Omicron strain have been confirmed in the country.

On December 18, UKHSA reported that in the UK, the number of deaths after contracting the Omicron coronavirus strain has increased to seven people.

On the same day, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, declared a state of emergency in connection with an increase in the number of cases of infection with the Omicron strain of the coronavirus. The mayor noted that in recent days in London, "there has been an increase in the number of hospitalizations infected with coronavirus."