UPDATED: UK Covid 9 January – 97 deaths and 141,472 cases – see additional data

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.

141,472 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 9 January 2022.

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Between 3 January 2022 and 9 January 2022, 1,217,097 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 6.6% compared to the previous 7 days.

Vaccinations

Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.

51,950,528 people had been given a first dose by the end of 8 January 2022.

47,677,951 people had been given a second dose by the end of 8 January 2022.

35,499,486 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 8 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 97 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 9 January 2022.

Between 3 January 2022 and 9 January 2022, there have been 1,295 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 30.9% compared to the previous 7 days.