UK Covid 9 February – 276 deaths and 68,214 cases – see additional data

There were 1,074,033 tests reported on 8 February 2022. This shows a decrease of -8.0%compared to the previous 7 days.

Between 2 February 2022 and 8 February 2022, there have been 7,684,244 tests.

Cases

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

68,214 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 9 February 2022.

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Between 3 February 2022 and 9 February 2022, 485,074 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -22.8% compared to the previous 7 days.

Vaccinations

Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.

52,458,207 people had been given a first dose by the end of 8 February 2022.

48,642,076 people had been given a second dose by the end of 8 February 2022.

37,617,763 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 8 February 2022.

Healthcare

Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.

1,196 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 5 February 2022.

Between 30 January 2022 and 5 February 2022, 10,266 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -12.0% compared to the previous 7 days.

There were 13,545 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 8 February 2022.

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

There were 430 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 8 February 2022.

Deaths

There were 276 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 9 February 2022.

Between 3 February 2022 and 9 February 2022, there have been 1,526 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -16.3% compared to the previous 7 days.