UPDATED: UK Covid 15 January. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UPDATED: UK Covid 15 January
There were 1,413,468 tests reported on 13 January 2022. This shows a decrease of -9.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 7 January 2022 and 13 January 2022, there have been 10,609,968 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
81,713 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 15 January 2022.
Between 9 January 2022 and 15 January 2022, 824,602 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -32.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.
52,071,960 people had been given a first dose by the end of 14 January 2022.
47,866,176 people had been given a second dose by the end of 14 January 2022.
36,295,768 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 14 January 2022.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
2,423 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 10 January 2022.
Between 4 January 2022 and 10 January 2022, 15,698 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -1.4% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 19,539 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 13 January 2022.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 777 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 13 January 2022.
Deaths
There were 287 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 15 January 2022.
Between 9 January 2022 and 15 January 2022, there have been 1,843 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 45.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
