A videographic showing that the UK reported more than 88,000 new coronavirus cases on December 16th, a second consecutive record daily tally, as the Omicron variant fuels a worrying surge in infections across the country. The latest data takes the total number of infections during the pandemic to nearly 11.1 million, while the UK also registered a further 146 deaths from the virus, taking the death toll to almost 147,000. CHART