2nd LD Writethru: UK records over 50,000 COVID cases overnight for first time

LONDON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Britain recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases overnight for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, according to official figures released Tuesday.

Another 53,135 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking a new record daily increase in coronavirus cases in the country, according to the official figures.