UK Covid cases down by 7% in the last week with 277 more reported deaths in 24 hours

The UK has reported 89,176 cases of Covid over the past 24 hours, with 277 deaths confirmed.

These are both down on yesterday, marking a slight decline throughout the week after infections breached the 100,000 mark.

However, cases remain high, around the 90,000 mark despite the omicron peak being nearly a month ago.