UK Covid 27 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
Incomplete data for deaths due to holidays*
England reported number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test for 27 December 2021 is the sum of deaths that would have been reported between 25 and 27 of December 2021.
No data have been reported for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Wales data include deaths that were reported on 26 December 2021.
Additional details*
25 December 2021
- England
- Daily: 113,628
- Cumulative: 10,229,538
- Scotland
- Daily: 0
- Cumulative: 831,158
- Wales
- Daily: 0
- Cumulative: 577,043
- Northern Ireland
- Daily: 0
- Cumulative: 367,181
- UK
- Daily: 113,628
- Cumulative: 0
26 December 2021
- England
- Daily: 103,558
- Cumulative: 10,332,128
- Scotland
- Daily: 0
- Cumulative: 831,158
- Wales
- Daily: 5,335
- Cumulative: 582,378
- Northern Ireland
- Daily: 0
- Cumulative: 367,181
- UK
- Daily: 108,893
- Cumulative: 12,112,845
UK Covid 27 December
Testing is where we do a test to see who has coronavirus. Some people are tested more than once.
There were 1,582,378 tests reported on 23 December 2021. This shows an increase of 14.3%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 17 December 2021 and 23 December 2021, there have been 10,665,352 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
98,515 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 27 December 2021.
Between 21 December 2021 and 27 December 2021, 763,295 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 30.5% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
51,663,078 people had been given a first dose by the end of 26 December 2021.
47,270,663 people had been given a second dose by the end of 26 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,171 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 20 December 2021.
Between 14 December 2021 and 20 December 2021, 6,581 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 8.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 8,240 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 22 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 842 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 22 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 143 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 27 December 2021.
Between 21 December 2021 and 27 December 2021, there have been 742 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -5.6% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 27 December
