The UK has recorded 379 further coronavirus-related deaths and 120,821 new COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Deaths data on a Tuesday is often higher due to a weekend lag.

It is the highest number of daily deaths since 24 February last year, when 442 fatalities were reported.

The latest figures compare with 142,224 COVID cases and 77 deaths recorded on Monday.

This time last week, 4 January, the UK reported 218,724 positive infections and 49 fatalities.

The latest figures mean since the start of the pandemic, 150,609 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus.

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Meanwhile, another 149,495 booster and third doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the UK, new figures show.

More than 35.8 million booster and third doses have now been delivered across the nation, with 1.4 million in the past seven days.

Some 62% of people aged 12 and over in the UK are estimated to have now received a booster or third dose.

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