UPDATED: UK Covid 3 January. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
Deaths data only include figures for England
Data for deaths within 28 days of a positive test are only included for England.
Data for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will be updated after the holidays.
Event date metrics will be updated retrospectively.
Daily vaccinations data do not include Wales
Daily vaccinations data by reporting date do not include figures for Wales.
Data for Wales will be updated after the holidays.
Cases data only include figures for England and Scotland
Cases and deaths data are only included for England and Scotland.
Data for Wales and Northern Ireland will be updated after the holidays.
Event date metrics will be updated retrospectively.
UPDATED: UK Covid 3 January
There were 1,507,040 tests reported on 30 December 2021. This shows a decrease of -8.0%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 24 December 2021 and 30 December 2021, there have been 9,850,680 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
157,758 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 3 January 2022.
Between 28 December 2021 and 3 January 2022, 1,189,985 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 50.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.
51,800,798 people had been given a first dose by the end of 2 January 2022.
47,451,922 people had been given a second dose by the end of 2 January 2022.
34,205,472 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 2 January 2022.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,915 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 27 December 2021.
Between 21 December 2021 and 27 December 2021, 9,937 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 49.9% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 11,918 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 29 December 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 868 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 29 December 2021.
Deaths
There were 42 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 3 January 2022.
Between 28 December 2021 and 3 January 2022, there have been 880 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 17.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
UPDATED: UK Covid 3 January
