UK has recorded a surge of 42,076 new Covid infections and 121 deaths on Friday.
Vaccinations continue to be a huge success in the UK as 91,314,745 Covid jabs have been rolled out in total across the country.
The latest Covid figures have been released as new virus strain Mu has landed in the UK and has been designated a variant of interest by WHO.
More investigations need to be done into the virus strain, the WHO said.