UK Covid 8 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UK Covid 9 December
There were 1,278,786 tests reported on 8 December 2021. This shows an increase of 11.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 2 December 2021 and 8 December 2021, there have been 7,644,201 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
50,867 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 9 December 2021.
Between 3 December 2021 and 9 December 2021, 336,783 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 8.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,183,457 people had been given a first dose by the end of 8 December 2021.
46,640,237 people had been given a second dose by the end of 8 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
813 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 5 December 2021.
Between 29 November 2021 and 5 December 2021, 5,505 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 3.9% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 7,347 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 8 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 890 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 8 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 148 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 9 December 2021.
Between 3 December 2021 and 9 December 2021, there have been 854 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 0.7% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 9 December
