UPDATED: UK Covid 20 January. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UPDATED: UK Covid 20 January
There were 1,539,546 tests reported on 19 January 2022. This shows a decrease of -16.1%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 13 January 2022 and 19 January 2022, there have been 9,239,162 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
107,364 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 20 January 2022.
Between 14 January 2022 and 20 January 2022, 650,700 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.
52,168,592 people had been given a first dose by the end of 19 January 2022.
48,048,962 people had been given a second dose by the end of 19 January 2022.
36,688,441 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 19 January 2022.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,905 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 16 January 2022.
Between 10 January 2022 and 16 January 2022, 14,661 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows a decrease of -7.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 18,494 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 19 January 2022.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 675 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 19 January 2022.
Deaths
There were 330 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 20 January 2022.
Between 14 January 2022 and 20 January 2022, there have been 1,860 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 1.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
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UPDATED: UK Covid 20 January