Around 1 in 10 people in London were likely infected with Covid-19 on Sunday, according to new official estimates that underlined the relentless advance of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Daily modelled estimates produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed around 9.5 per cent of Londoners had Covid-19 as of Sunday, within a 95pc confidence interval of 8.43pc to 10.69pc.

The figures came a day after Britain recorded a record number of new coronavirus cases as the Omicron variant swept across the country, with the daily tally reaching 119,789 from 106,122 a day earlier.