UK Covid 20 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UK Covid 20 December
There were 1,468,502 tests reported on 19 December 2021. This shows an increase of 25.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 13 December 2021 and 19 December 2021, there have been 10,315,179 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
91,743 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 20 December 2021.
Between 14 December 2021 and 20 December 2021, 584,688 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 60.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,498,034 people had been given a first dose by the end of 19 December 2021.
47,051,876 people had been given a second dose by the end of 19 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
919 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 14 December 2021.
Between 8 December 2021 and 14 December 2021, 6,053 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 6.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 7,482 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 17 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 879 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 17 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 44 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 20 December 2021.
Between 14 December 2021 and 20 December 2021, there have been 786 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -5.4% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 20 December
