UK Covid 23 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
Due to a processing delay, the update does not include new healthcare data for England. Data will be added later.
UK Covid 23 December
There were 1,577,020 tests reported on 22 December 2021. This shows an increase of 17.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 16 December 2021 and 22 December 2021, there have been 10,610,225 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
119,789 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 23 December 2021.
Between 17 December 2021 and 23 December 2021, 678,165 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 53.3% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,617,091 people had been given a first dose by the end of 22 December 2021.
47,210,053 people had been given a second dose by the end of 22 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,004 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 19 December 2021.
Between 13 December 2021 and 19 December 2021, 6,299 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 4.4% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 8,216 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 22 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 842 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 22 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 147 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 23 December 2021.
Between 17 December 2021 and 23 December 2021, there have been 784 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -2.4% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 23 December
