What’s the UK Covid situation on 8 April? – See cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
What’s the UK Covid situation on 8 April?
Tests
Between 1 April 2022 and 7 April 2022, there have been 3,629,226 tests. This shows a decrease of -22.3% compared to the previous 7 days.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
Between 2 April 2022 and 8 April 2022, 333,347 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -36.8% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 3 doses.
52,873,079 people had been given a first dose by the end of 7 April 2022.
49,520,206 people had been given a second dose by the end of 7 April 2022.
38,928,184 people had been given a booster or third dose by the end of 7 April 2022.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
Between 29 March 2022 and 4 April 2022, 16,407 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 20,331 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 7 April 2022.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 357 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 7 April 2022.
Deaths
Between 2 April 2022 and 8 April 2022, there have been 1,475 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 32.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
