UPDATED: UK Covid 7 January. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UPDATED: UK Covid 7 January
Testing
There were 1,820,674 tests reported on 6 January 2022. This shows an increase of 18.5%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 31 December 2021 and 6 January 2022, there have been 11,676,544 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
178,250 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 7 January 2022.
Between 1 January 2022 and 7 January 2022, 1,260,535 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 19.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.
51,897,289 people had been given a first dose by the end of 6 January 2022.
47,600,028 people had been given a second dose by the end of 6 January 2022.
35,066,144 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 6 January 2022.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
2,434 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 3 January 2022.
Between 28 December 2021 and 3 January 2022, 15,812 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 57.7% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 18,454 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 6 January 2022.
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 6 January 2022.
Deaths
There were 229 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 7 January 2022.
Between 1 January 2022 and 7 January 2022, there have been 1,120 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 46.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
UPDATED: UK Covid 7 January
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