UK Covid 9 October. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.<!–more–>
UK Covid 9 October
There were 962,225 tests reported on 7 October 2021. This shows a decrease of -14.2%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 1 October 2021 and 7 October 2021, there have been 5,872,003 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
34,950 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 9 October 2021.
Between 3 October 2021 and 9 October 2021, 256,652 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
49,132,678 people had been given a first dose by the end of 8 October 2021.
45,135,589 people had been given a second dose by the end of 8 October 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
817 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 5 October 2021.
Between 29 September 2021 and 5 October 2021, 5,153 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 0.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 6,763 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 7 October 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 808 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 7 October 2021.
Deaths
There were 133 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 9 October 2021.
Between 3 October 2021 and 9 October 2021, there have been 790 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -1.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 9 October
