A further 633 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been reported across the UK, bringing the total number to 1,898.

Of those, 618 were detected in England, 11 were recorded in Scotland and two were found in Wales and Northern Ireland.

It is the biggest daily increase in confirmed cases of the new strain so far, after 448 new infections were recorded yesterday.

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