OVER 320,000 new coronavirus infections have been recorded over the Christmas break, new data has revealed
Over the the last three days, a total of 321,036 people have tested positive for the virus.
On December 25, a further 113,628 cases were recorded and on December 26 this was 108,893.
Today, December 27, 98,515 cases were reported. But this figure could be a little bit lower due to the fact that all nations are not included in the total for the last few days and do not include Scotland or Wales.
And a further 147 people were recorded to have died in the 28 days after taking a PCR test.
There were no deaths recorded on 25 and 26 December, but it is thought that any that did occur will be added to the grim total in the coming days or weeks