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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.
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.
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.
New COVID-19 cases and deaths in the UK, with the dates of lockdown and its partial lifting. This shows both the COVID-19 death figures confirmed by tests and the figures registered by three authorities. The initial announcement was made by Boris Johnson, with agreement from the other three heads of government.
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.
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.
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.
Research from the COVID Symptom Study suggests COVID cases increased by a third in the UK and reached 70,000 new cases a day between 26 December and 3 January, while the Office for National Statistics estimates 1.2 million people had COVID over the same time period.