UK hit new record for most Covid-19 deaths to occur on a single day

A volunteer marks coffins at Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham, which operated as a temporary morgue for the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020 (Jacob King/PA)

A new record has been set in the UK for the “deadliest day” of the Covid-19 pandemic so far.

A total of 1,110 Covid-19 deaths took place on January 12 2021, according to UK Government figures.