According to government statistics, more than 150,000 individuals have died in the UK as a result of the coronavirus epidemic since it began.

After the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico, and Peru, the United Kingdom became the sixth country to reach the milestone on Saturday.

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It comes after 313 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number of persons who died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID to 150,057.

Separate numbers released by the Office for National Statistics show that coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate in 174,000 deaths in the United Kingdom.

In the last seven days, 1,271 people have died, up 38% over the previous week.

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It comes after another 146,390 COVID cases were recorded on Saturday, raising the total number of cases to 14,333,794 since the outbreak began.

According to official numbers, 1,227,288 persons have tested positive in the last seven days, up more than 10% from the previous week.

The United Kingdom became the first European country to reach 100,000 deaths in January.

While the latest wave of the virus, which is driven by the omicron type, has not resulted in as many deaths as prior waves, hospitals are feeling the strain as admissions and COVID-related staff absences grow.

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Boris Johnson claimed earlier this week that England can “ride off” its largest-ever COVID wave “without shutting down our country once more.” Parts of the NHS, however, would be “temporarily overwhelmed,” according to the prime minister.

While England is currently under plan B limitations, which include required face masks in most public indoor venues and advise to work from home as much as possible, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have enacted stricter rules, including for socialising and gatherings.

According to government records, 18,454 people were in hospital with coronavirus in the UK on Thursday, a 40% increase from the previous week and the largest number since February 18.