UK Covid 7 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UK Covid 7 December
There were 1,122,003 tests reported on 6 December 2021. This shows an increase of 12.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 30 November 2021 and 6 December 2021, there have been 7,500,219 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
45,691 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 7 December 2021.
Between 1 December 2021 and 7 December 2021, 336,893 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 12.1% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,138,245 people had been given a first dose by the end of 6 December 2021.
46,582,425 people had been given a second dose by the end of 6 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
713 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 3 December 2021.
Between 27 November 2021 and 3 December 2021, 5,349 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -0.1% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 7,317 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 6 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 901 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 6 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 180 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 7 December 2021.
Between 1 December 2021 and 7 December 2021, there have been 857 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 3.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 7 December
