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The UK records its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since the beginning of lockdown with 958 people having tested positive for the virus, the first time the figure has dropped below 1,000; the number of deaths recorded for the previous day stands at 15, the lowest figure since 15 March.
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.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Disease COVID-19 Virus strain SARS-CoV-2 Location United Kingdom First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China Index case York, North Yorkshire Arrival date 31 January 2020 (4 years, 4 months and 4 days ago) Date As of 6 January 2022 Confirmed cases 24,929,992 (total) [nb 1] Hospitalised cases 17,276 (active) 633,613 (total) Ventilator cases 911 (active) Deaths ...
The concerning numbers come as the highly mutated new Covid variant Pirola reached over 100 cases in the UK, according to the Covid variant tracker GISAID.
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.
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]
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.
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.
COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom are temporary hospitals set up in the United Kingdom and overseas territories as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.