UK Covid update for 19 April – Deaths, hospitals, cases, tests and vaccinations

Between 12 April 2022 and 18 April 2022, there have been 2,335,846 tests. This shows a decrease of -25.6% compared to the previous 7 days.

Cases

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

Between 13 April 2022 and 19 April 2022, 184,761 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -31.3% compared to the previous 7 days.

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Vaccinations

Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.

53,041,898 people had been given a first dose by the end of 18 April 2022.

49,762,640 people had been given a second dose by the end of 18 April 2022.

39,073,635 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 18 April 2022.

Healthcare

Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.

Between 5 April 2022 and 11 April 2022, 15,110 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -8.5% compared to the previous 7 days.

There were 18,490 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 14 April 2022.

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

There were 349 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 14 April 2022.

Deaths

Between 13 April 2022 and 19 April 2022, there have been 1,483 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -3.3% compared to the previous 7 days.