Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply in the latest daily figures provided by British health authorities on Saturday. Confirmed Omicron-variant Covid-19 cases hit 24 968 as of 17 December, up by just over 10 000 cases from 24 hours earlier, the UK Health Security Agency said.

Source: News 24 December 18, 2021 23:30 UTC