UK Covid 1 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
* Not all data below has been made available at 5:30 pm as an update
UK Covid 1 December
There were 1,014,359 tests reported on 29 November 2021. This shows an increase of 4.2%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 23 November 2021 and 29 November 2021, there have been 6,689,698 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
48,374 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on UK Covid 1 December 2021.
Between 24 November 2021 and 30 November 2021, 300,554 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 1.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
50,963,718 people had been given a first dose by the end of 29 November 2021.
46,367,149 people had been given a second dose by the end of 29 November 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
718 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 26 November 2021.
Between 20 November 2021 and 26 November 2021, 5,346 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -7.1% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 7,631 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 29 November 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 916 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 29 November 2021.
Deaths
There were 171 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on UK Covid 1 December 2021.
Between 24 November 2021 and 30 November 2021, there have been 832 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -14.9% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 1 December
