UK Covid 24 February – 125 deaths and 38,933 cases – see additional data

There were 760,377 tests reported on 23 February 2022. This shows a decrease of -16.4%compared to the previous 7 days.

Between 17 February 2022 and 23 February 2022, there have been 5,200,062 tests.

Cases

A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

38,933 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 24 February 2022.

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Between 18 February 2022 and 24 February 2022, 276,676 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -18.7% compared to the previous 7 days.

Vaccinations

Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.

52,598,276 people had been given a first dose by the end of 23 February 2022.

48,937,756 people had been given a second dose by the end of 23 February 2022.

38,112,342 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 23 February 2022.

Healthcare

Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.

1,084 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 20 February 2022.

Between 14 February 2022 and 20 February 2022, 8,173 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -9.0% compared to the previous 7 days.

There were 11,043 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 23 February 2022.

Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.

There were 304 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 23 February 2022.

Deaths

There were 125 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 24 February 2022.

Between 18 February 2022 and 24 February 2022, there have been 883 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -16.9% compared to the previous 7 days.