UK Covid 29 December. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UK Covid 29 December
There were 1,476,216 tests reported on 28 December 2021. This shows a decrease of -5.2%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 22 December 2021 and 28 December 2021, there have been 10,118,108 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
183,037 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 29 December 2021.
Between 23 December 2021 and 29 December 2021, 914,723 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 41.4% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.
51,705,406 people had been given a first dose by the end of 28 December 2021.
47,324,308 people had been given a second dose by the end of 28 December 2021.
33,091,891 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 28 December 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,213 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 21 December 2021.
Between 15 December 2021 and 21 December 2021, 6,878 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 13.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 8,246 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 57 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 29 December 2021.
Between 23 December 2021 and 29 December 2021, there have been 516 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows a decrease of -34.1% compared to the previous 7 days.
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 29 December
