UK Covid 8 February – 314 deaths and 66,183 cases – see additional data

There were 1,127,178 tests reported on 7 February 2022. This shows a decrease of -7.7%compared to the previous 7 days.

Between 1 February 2022 and 7 February 2022, there have been 7,796,420 tests.

Cases

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

66,183 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 8 February 2022.

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Between 2 February 2022 and 8 February 2022, 509,454 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -20.2% compared to the previous 7 days.

Vaccinations

Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.

52,447,403 people had been given a first dose by the end of 7 February 2022.

48,617,355 people had been given a second dose by the end of 7 February 2022.

37,586,043 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 7 February 2022.

Healthcare

Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.

1,421 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 3 February 2022.

Between 28 January 2022 and 3 February 2022, 10,616 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -10.1% compared to the previous 7 days.

There were 13,793 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 7 February 2022.

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

There were 443 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 7 February 2022.

Deaths

There were 314 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 8 February 2022.

Between 2 February 2022 and 8 February 2022, there have been 1,802 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 11.4% compared to the previous 7 days.