UK Covid 2 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 2 December
There were 1,185,577 tests reported on 1 December 2021. This shows an increase of 4.8%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 25 November 2021 and 1 December 2021, there have been 6,882,095 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
53,945 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 2 December 2021.
Between 26 November 2021 and 2 December 2021, 311,957 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 2.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,020,285 people had been given a first dose by the end of 1 December 2021.
46,431,662 people had been given a second dose by the end of 1 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
700 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 28 November 2021.
Between 22 November 2021 and 28 November 2021, 5,282 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -6.5% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 7,644 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 30 November 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 931 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 30 November 2021.
Deaths
There were 141 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 2 December 2021.
Between 26 November 2021 and 2 December 2021, there have been 848 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -3.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 2 December
