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There has been more than 55,000 Covid-19 cases in December, new government figures have revealed.
The Prime Minister is not going to announce further Covid measures today after being briefed on the latest data by health chiefs.
As Covid case numbers hit record levels in Kent, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to decide today whether to impose more restrictions.
Leads from a generator at a vaccine centre have been stolen putting a vaccine centre at risk.
A majority of people in Kent have now received their Covid booster jabs but several districts have a lower than average uptake.
Covid test sites will open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day as cases continue to rise across the country.
Eight members of staff from a Wetherspoon's pub are self-isolating having tested positive for Covid-19.
Boris Johnson has said there is not currently enough evidence to justify tougher coronavirus restrictions before Christmas.
The army have been drafted in to parts of Kent in the battle against coronavirus.
Rapidly increasing Covid cases is leading to a warning to residents to “think carefully” about socialising before joining family for Christmas.
Charities supporting homeless people are facing financial struggles after paying out thousands on hotel fees after Covid shut communal sleeping areas.
Health bosses trying to complete the government's booster jab programme have commandeered a mothballed hospital ward as a vaccination centre.
Former teachers are being asked to consider returning to the classroom to help cover Covid absences schools are expected to face in January.
Organisers of a huge outdoor carol-singing event say they have reluctantly cancelled the gathering because of rising Covid cases.
People in Kent are on tenterhooks over whether there will be harsher new Covid-19 restrictions that might affect their festive plans.
Stricter measures before Christmas have not been ruled out by the Health Secretary as Omicron caused record cases in one part of the county.
Alarming new figures suggest Omicron is already the dominant variant in Kent - and causing record case numbers in one borough.
The latest government data has revealed Dartford has one of the highest Covid rates in the UK.
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