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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . In the United Kingdom, it has resulted in [until when?] 24,927,820 confirmed cases, and is associated with 232,112 deaths.
Graphs of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the UK. Graph showing the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United Kingdom, logarithmic scale on y-axis. Graph comparing active UK cases to the most affected countries, per 100,000 population.
As of 16 February 2023, there have been 3,129,342 cases, and 184,255 deaths of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in London hospitals. This underestimates the total deaths attributable to COVID-19; up to 1 May 2020, only 76% of deaths in London involving COVID-19 occurred in hospitals.
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England during 2021. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
In the UK, the logarithmic growth rate of Omicron-associated S gene target failure (SGTF) cases over S gene target positive (SGTP) cases was estimated at 0.37 per day, which is exceptionally high. Furthermore, by 14 December it appears to have become the most dominant strain.
As of 14 September 2021, there have been 6,237,505 total cases and 117,955 deaths in England. In January 2021, it was estimated around 22% of people in England have had COVID-19.
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England from January 2020 to June 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 9 December indicates that 1.4 million people in the UK (around one in 45) were infected with COVID-19. Cases in England and Scotland had risen from the previous week, while they were uncertain for Wales and Northern Ireland.
1 January. A further 162,572 COVID cases are reported for England, the highest daily figure so far. [4] Although official events to celebrate New Year were cancelled in London and Edinburgh, crowds gather at both locations to welcome in 2022.
This article outlines the history of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (granular timelines can be found here ). Though later reporting indicated that there may have been some cases dating from late 2019, [1] [2] COVID-19 was confirmed to be spreading in the UK by the end of January 2020. [3]