CVD-COVID-UK, co-ordinated by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre (https://bhfdatasciencecentre.org/), is one of the NIHR-BHF Cardiovascular Partnership’s National Flagship Projects.

CVD-COVID-UK aims to understand the relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases through analyses of de-identified, pseudonymised, linked, nationally collated health datasets across the four nations of the UK. The consortium has over 400 members across more than 50 institutions including data custodians, data scientists and clinicians, all of whom have signed up to an agreed set of principles with an inclusive, open and transparent ethos.

Approved researchers access data within secure trusted/secure research environments (TREs/SDEs) provided by NHS England (England), the National Safe Haven (Scotland), the SAIL Databank (Wales) and the Honest Broker Service (Northern Ireland). A dashboard of datasets available in each nation’s TRE can be found here: https://bhfdatasciencecentre.org/areas/cvd-covid-uk-covid-impact/

This dataset represents the linked datasets for CVD-COVID-UK in the National Safe Haven for Scotland and contains the following datasets: • Outpatient Appointments and Attendances - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR00) • General Acute Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR01) • Scotland Accident and Emergency • COVID-19 Tests (lab/lighthouse testing) • SARS-CoV-2 viral sequencing data (COG-UK data) - Lineage/Variant Data - Scotland • Scottish Covid-19 Vaccination Data • National Records of Scotland (NRS) - Deaths Data • SICSAG Daily (Scottish Intensive Care Audit Group) • SICSAG Episodes (Scottish Intensive Care Audit Group) • Prescribing Information System (PIS) • Scottish Stroke Care Audit • Diabetes covariates • Scottish Renal Registry

In early-February 2020, the first cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom (UK) were confirmed. As of December 2023, the South East had the highest number of confirmed first episode cases of the virus in the UK with 3,180,101 registered cases, while London had 2,947,727 confirmed first-time cases. Overall, there has been 24,243,393 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK as of January 13, 2023.

COVID deaths in the UK COVID-19 was responsible for 202,157 deaths in the UK as of January 13, 2023, and the UK had the highest death toll from coronavirus in western Europe. The incidence of deaths in the UK was 297.8 per 100,000 population as January 13, 2023.

Current infection rate in Europe The infection rate in the UK was 43.3 cases per 100,000 population in the last seven days as of March 13, 2023. Austria had the highest rate at 224 cases per 100,000 in the last week.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

According to a survey carried in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2020, the British population believe there is more responsibilty placed on the individual rather than the government to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). ** percent of respondents in the UK believe individuals are responsible for managing the spread of coronavirus, compared to ** percent of respondents who believe the government should be held responsible. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Context

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus SARS-CoV2.
• Person to person transmission occurs via several different modes, mainly when people are in close proximity to one another through respiratory droplets.
• Mitigations by various countries have been put into place to limit the spread of this virus.

Content

• ConfirmedCasesByDateReported.csv
• ConfirmedCasesBySpecimenDate.csv
• Deaths.csv
• PatientNewAdmissions.csv
• PatientsInHospital.csv
• PatientsMVBeds.csv
• PCRTesting.csv
• Vaccinations.csv
• VaccinationsDaily.csv

Acknowledgements and Collection Methodology

Data downloaded from https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Version

• Version 11 - 25 - Various Files Updated.
• Version 10 - Added VaccinationsDaily File, data upto and including the 20th Jan 2021.
• Version 9 - Updated Deaths file, data upto and including the 20th Jan 2021.
• Version 8 - Updated ConfirmedCasesByDateReported and ConfirmedCasesBySpecimenDate files, data upto and including the 17th to 19th Jan 2021 respectively.
• Version 7 - Updated PatientNewAdmissions, PatientsInHospital and PatientsMVBeds files, data upto and including the 12th to 15th Jan 2020 depending on file.
• Version 6 - Updated PCR Testing file, data upto and including the 14th Jan 2021.
• Version 4 - Updated Vaccinations file, data upto and including the 3rd Jan 2021.
• Version 3 - Updated to include data unto and including the 28th December 2020. Additionally added data on the progress of Vaccinations.
• Version 2 - Updated to include data unto and including the 3rd November 2020.

Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) related to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other illnesses on people, households and communities in Great Britain.

In early-February 2020, the first cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom (UK) were confirmed. The number of cases in the UK increased significantly at the end of 2021. On January 13, 2023, the number of confirmed cases in the UK amounted to 24,243,393. COVID deaths among highest in Europe There were 202,157 confirmed coronavirus deaths in the UK as of January 13, 2023. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Current infection rate in Europe The current infection rate in the UK was 50 cases per 100,000 population in the last seven days as of January 16. San Marino had the highest seven day rate of infections in Europe at 336.

On March 4, 2020, the first death as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) was recorded in the United Kingdom (UK). The number of deaths in the UK has increased significantly since then. As of January 13, 2023, the number of confirmed deaths due to coronavirus in the UK amounted to 202,157. On January 21, 2021, 1,370 deaths were recorded, which was the highest total in single day in the UK since the outbreak began.

Number of deaths among highest in Europe
The UK has had the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in western Europe. In terms of rate of coronavirus deaths, the UK has recorded 297.8 deaths per 100,000 population.

Cases in the UK The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK was 24,243,393 as of January 13, 2023. The South East has the highest number of first-episode confirmed cases of the virus in the UK with 3,123,050 cases, while London and the North West have 2,912,859 and 2,580,090 confirmed cases respectively. As of January 16, the UK has had 50 new cases per 100,000 in the last seven days.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

COVID-19 is a infectious Disease which has infected more than 500 people in UK and many more people world-wide.

Acknowledgements Sincere thanks to Public Health England and Local governments. Source of Data: UK Government and Public Health UK

****Notes on the methodology**** This service shows case numbers as reported to Public Health England (PHE), matched to Administrative Geography Codes from the Office of National Statistics. Cases include people who have recovered.

Events are time-stamped on the date that PHE was informed of the new case or death.

The map shows circles that grow or shrink in line with the number of cases in that geographic area.

Data from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is represented on the charts, total indicators and on the country level map layer.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2020.

Terms of Use No special restrictions or limitations on using the item’s content have been provided.

This dataset shows the provisional COVID-19 Death registrations and occurrences by local authority and health board in England and Wales. This dataset has been prepared by Office for National Statistics.

Between July and November 2021, the Delta variant has accounted for for at least 99 percent of the COVID-19 variants analyzed in the United Kingdom. However, in the two-week period up to January 5, 2022, the Omicron variant accounted for around 96 percent of SARS-COV-2 variants detected in the UK. The Omicron variant had been designated by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern in November 2021 and is regarded as more infectious than previous variants.

As of July 7, 2022, there have been 2,030,370 deaths across the whole of Europe due to COVID-19 since the first recorded European death in France and Spain on February 15, 2020. The United Kingdom currently has the highest number of deaths in Western Europe, and has recorded 180,718 coronavirus deaths as of July 7. In Italy, there have been 168,770 confirmed deaths as a result of COVID-19.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Europe was approximately 218.7 million as of June 12, 2022, with France being the worst affected country at over 29.9 million cases. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Background: Cardiometabolic morbidity and medications, specifically Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs), have been linked with adverse outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to investigate, factors associated with COVID-19 positivity in hospital for 1,436 UK Biobank participants; compared with individuals who tested negative, and with the untested, presumed negative, rest of the cohort.Methods: We studied 7,099 participants from the UK Biobank who had been tested for COVID-19 in hospital. We considered the following exposures: age, sex, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, ACEi/ARB use, prior myocardial infarction (MI), and smoking. We undertook comparisons between (1) COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative tested participants; and (2) COVID-19 tested positive and the remaining participants (tested negative plus untested, n = 494,838). Logistic regression models were used to investigate univariate and mutually adjusted associations.Results: Among participants tested for COVID-19, Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic (BAME) ethnicity, male sex, and higher BMI were independently associated with a positive result. BAME ethnicity, male sex, greater BMI, diabetes, hypertension, and smoking were independently associated with COVID-19 positivity compared to the remaining cohort (test negatives plus untested). However, similar associations were observed when comparing those who tested negative for COVID-19 with the untested cohort; suggesting that these factors associate with general hospitalization rather than specifically with COVID-19.Conclusions: Among participants tested for COVID-19 with presumed moderate to severe symptoms in a hospital setting, BAME ethnicity, male sex, and higher BMI are associated with a positive result. Other cardiometabolic morbidities confer increased risk of hospitalization, without specificity for COVID-19. ACE/ARB use did not associate with COVID-19 status.

The epidemiology of COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and a number of companies have begun to invest in this space. The absence of proven therapeutic options and the lack of a vaccine to protect against infection has led to a race to develop effective interventions. A range of players – from pharma and biotech firms to academic institutions and government agencies – have thrown their hats in the ring. Read More

When faced with an outbreak of a pathogen with no known treatments, we are forced to rely on the pharmaceutical industry to develop interventions to curb these potential disasters. Read More

These files comprise the publicly available data for the COG-UK hospital-onset COVID-19 infection study. The individual CSV files provided are: - HOCI_public_dataset: Anonymized version of main study dataset, with one row per HOCI case included in the final analysis - HOCI_public_varlist: Variable descriptions for main study dataset - epi_data_combined: Weekly data on total SARS-CoV-2 +ve (cov_pos_epi) and -ve (cov_neg_epi) inpatients at each study site -community_incidence_summary: Weekly local community incidence data for each study site, per 100,000 people per week, obtained from UK government testing dashboard and weighted according to outer postcodes of inpatients at each site.

Notes on anonymisation: HOCI_public_dataset is an anonymised version of the main HOCI study database. In order to fully anonymise individuals, and because the focus of the study was on infection control actions rather than patient outcomes, all individual-level patient demographic and clinical characteristics have been removed. Site and ward names have been changed to anonymized codes, and all free text fields have been removed as some of these contained unblinded details of hospitals and wards. All date fields have been removed, with study week of SARS-CoV-2 +ve test result for each HOCI case provided.

Notes on acronyms: In ‘HOCI_public_varlist’, the following acronyms are used: AGP, aerosol-generating procedure CR, contact restrictions CT, contact tracing DIPC, Director of IPC HCAI, healthcare-associated infection HCW, healthcare worker IPC, infection prevention and control SR, sequence report SRO, sequence report output QM, quality management

DHSC: COVID-2019: No of Cases: To-Date: Confirmed: England data was reported at 21,023,641.000 Person in 14 Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 21,017,576.000 Person for 13 Dec 2023. DHSC: COVID-2019: No of Cases: To-Date: Confirmed: England data is updated daily, averaging 11,858,941.000 Person from Jan 2020 (Median) to 14 Dec 2023, with 1415 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,023,641.000 Person in 14 Dec 2023 and a record low of 1.000 Person in 30 Jan 2020. DHSC: COVID-2019: No of Cases: To-Date: Confirmed: England data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Health and Social Care. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table UK.D002: Public Health England: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued).

As of June 13, 2023, there have been almost 768 million cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide. The disease has impacted almost every country and territory in the world, with the United States confirming around 16 percent of all global cases.

COVID-19: An unprecedented crisis Health systems around the world were initially overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus cases, and even the richest and most prepared countries struggled. In the most vulnerable countries, millions of people lacked access to critical life-saving supplies, such as test kits, face masks, and respirators. However, several vaccines have been approved for use, and more than 13 billion vaccine doses had already been administered worldwide as of March 2023.

The coronavirus in the United Kingdom Over 202 thousand people have died from COVID-19 in the UK, which is the highest number in Europe. The tireless work of the National Health Service (NHS) has been applauded, but the country’s response to the crisis has drawn criticism. The UK was slow to start widespread testing, and the launch of a COVID-19 contact tracing app was delayed by months. However, the UK’s rapid vaccine rollout has been a success story, and around 53.7 million people had received at least one vaccine dose as of July 13, 2022.

Context

Complete COVID-19 dataset is a collection of the COVID-19 data maintained by Our World in Data. It is updated daily and includes data on confirmed cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing, and vaccinations as well as other variables of potential interest.

Content

The variables represent all data related to confirmed cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and testing, as well as other variables of potential interest.
the columns are: iso_code, continent, location, date, total_cases, new_cases, new_cases_smoothed, total_deaths, new_deaths, new_deaths_smoothed, total_cases_per_million, new_cases_per_million, new_cases_smoothed_per_million, total_deaths_per_million, new_deaths_per_million, new_deaths_smoothed_per_million, reproduction_rate, icu_patients, icu_patients_per_million, hosp_patients, hosp_patients_per_million, weekly_icu_admissions, weekly_icu_admissions_per_million, weekly_hosp_admissions, weekly_hosp_admissions_per_million, total_tests, new_tests, total_tests_per_thousand, new_tests_per_thousand, new_tests_smoothed, new_tests_smoothed_per_thousand, positive_rate, tests_per_case, tests_units, total_vaccinations, people_vaccinated, people_fully_vaccinated, new_vaccinations, new_vaccinations_smoothed, total_vaccinations_per_hundred, people_vaccinated_per_hundred, people_fully_vaccinated_per_hundred, new_vaccinations_smoothed_per_million, stringency_index, population, population_density, median_age, aged_65_older, aged_70_older, gdp_per_capita, extreme_poverty, cardiovasc_death_rate, diabetes_prevalence, female_smokers, male_smokers, handwashing_facilities, hospital_beds_per_thousand, life_expectancy, human_development_index

Acknowledgements/ Data Source

https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/ https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/download-data-hospital-and-icu-admission-rates-and-current-occupancy-covid-19 https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare https://covid19tracker.ca/ https://healthdata.gov/dataset/covid-19-reported-patient-impact-and-hospital-capacity-state-timeseries https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-testing#our-checklist-for-covid-19-testing-data