The Prime Minister told the Downing Street press conference: “I’m sorry to have to tell you that today the number of deaths recorded from Covid in the UK has surpassed 100,000.
“It’s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic: The years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives the missed chance to even say goodbye.”
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Knowsley has highest weekly Covid case rate in England
Knowsley in Merseyside continues to have the highest rate in England, with 1,330 new cases recorded in the seven days to January 22, the equivalent of 881.6 cases per 100,000 people.
This is down from 1,134.1 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to January 15.
Sandwell in the West Midlands has the second highest rate, down from 935.0 to 808.3, with 2,655 new cases.
Slough in Berkshire is in third place, down from 1,033.8 to 753.0, with 1,126 new cases.
Archbishop calls for daily national coronavirus prayer
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have urged people to take a moment each day to…
