The UK has recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported on Wednesday.
The former record was 68,053 on January 8 - when the country was in lockdown, the BBC reports .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the doubling rate of the virus was now under two days as hospitalisations of patients increase.
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"I'm afraid we're also seeing the inevitable increase in hospitalisations up by 10 per cent nationally, week on week, and up by almost a third in London," Mr Johnson said.
England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty said cases of the Omicron Covid variant were growing.
He warned people to expect a surge in cases during the coming winter months and more record figures.
"I'm afraid we have to be realistic that records will be broken a lot over the next few weeks as the rates continue to go up."
Mr Johnson said the UK government was not cancelling Christmas events by restricting gatherings or closing pubs and restaurants.
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But he urged people to think carefully about their socialising.
Earlier this week, British politicians have voted to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron Covid variant.
The House of Commons voted on measures that take effect this week, ordering masks to be worn in most indoor settings in England, changing rules on self-isolation and — most contentiously — requiring proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test to enter nightclubs and large crowded events.
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