Britain's Covid cases have risen with a total of 74,799 new cases reported today.
Department of Health bosses reported a further cases 74,799 cases today, an increase of 3,875 on the total number of cases reported last Sunday.
Meanwhile, official figures show there was a total of 75 deaths reported today which marked a decline of 14 per cent on last week when there were 88 Covid deaths reported.
It marks the first time the number of Covid cases has gone up for the first time since January 4 when officials reported a 57 per cent increase following the festive season.
Prior to today, official figures reported a drop in the week-on-week cases for 17 days in a row but the downward curve has slowed in the past three days, dropping by just four per cent on Friday.
The latest vaccination figures show that 19,430 first doses were administered yesterday while 42,473 doses were also doled out.
Meanwhile, the NHS also delivered a total of 68,795 boosters, according to the latest figures.
In England, the number of people who have received a jab breached 31million on Friday, with more than 115million doses having been dished out in total since the start of the rollout
Dr Emily Lawson, head of the NHS Covid Vaccination Programme, said: 'The fastest and largest vaccination drive in NHS history continues to hit milestone after milestone and has now delivered an outstanding 115million doses of the Covid vaccine, including almost 31million people with the vital protection of a booster in England.
'We know that millions of people are overdue their booster by more than four weeks, and I would urge anyone who hasn't already done so to get boosted as soon as possible.
'The vaccine remains our best defence against Covid and long Covid, even if you have already had it, and you can grab a jab at one of the hundreds of walk-in sites open each day — from restaurants to stadiums and other community hubs, it has never been easier to get protected.'
It comes as Dominic Raab stood by a compulsory jabs deadline for NHS staff which could see up to 80,000 unvaccinated workers lose their jobs after it comes into force in February as Boris Johnson mulls a a six-month delay.
Boris Johnson is said to be considering kicking the Covid vaccine deadline 'down the road' following nationwide protests over the requirement and demands by Tory backbenchers to drop the rule entirely.
However, the Deputy Prime Minister said the jab is needed to 'protect the most vulnerable in our hospitals' and avoid 'putting patients at risk'.
Around 80,000 staff face the sack if they do
