02 January 2021

Saturday 02 January

2021-01-02

Events

 * Batches of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine start arriving at UK hospitals ahead of the jab's nationwide roll-out planned for Monday.


 * The UK records 57,725 new coronavirus cases, its highest ever daily total, as a further 445 coronavirus-related deaths are recorded. It's the fifth day in a row that new cases have topped 50,000 in the UK.