THE UK has passed the grim milestone of SEVEN MILLION covid cases since the start of the pandemic.
It comes as a further 41,192 Brits tested positive in the last 24 hours – but deaths have remained low with 45 more reported.
In total 7,018,927 people as of today have tested positive for the killer bug while 133,274 have died.
Earlier today Downing Street warned ministers were ready to take the nation back into another lockdown over winter if they had to.
The PM’s spokesperson said they kept all emergency measures under review in case drastic action was needed to stop spiralling cases and hospitalisations.
It came after the PM sparked fury among his own backbenchers with plans to extend the draconian Covid powers for another six months.
He will keep the legal underpinning for restrictions in place in case he needs to use them in the coming months.
