International Desk: A new strain of the deadly corona virus has taken a terrible turn in the United Kingdom. The number of victims is increasing rapidly in the country.

According to the British Ministry of Health, 55,892 people were infected in the country on Thursday (December 31). Which is the record for the highest number of infections in a single day since the spread of the corona virus in the country. On the other hand, 964 people died on the same day on Thursday. News from Anadolu Agency.

The death toll in the UK has risen to 73,512. The number of victims has increased to 2 lakh 99 thousand 352 people. In the last one week, the number of victims has increased by 24.3 percent. On an average, more than 50,000 people are being infected every day in the last few days.

Two forms of the new corona virus have been reported in the UK. Which are 80 percent more contagious than the actual corona virus.