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.

In early-February, 2020, the first cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in the United Kingdom (UK). The number of cases in the UK has since risen to 24,243,393, with 1,062 new cases reported on January 13, 2023. The highest daily figure since the beginning of the pandemic was on January 6, 2022 at 275,646 cases.

COVID deaths in the UK COVID-19 has so far been responsible for 202,157 deaths in the UK as of January 13, 2023, and the UK has one of the highest death toll from COVID-19 in Europe. As of January 13, the incidence of deaths in the UK is 298 per 100,000 population.

Regional breakdown The South East has the highest amount of cases in the country with 3,123,050 confirmed cases as of January 11. London and the North West have 2,912,859 and 2,580,090 cases respectively.

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

Findings from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey for England.

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.

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As of October 6, 2022, 11,641 confirmed COVID-19 patients were in hospital in the United Kingdom. The number of COVID patients in hospitals first peaked at over 21.6 thousand on April 12, 2020 and dropped as low as 772 on September 11, 2020. However, the number of patients reached a new peak in the winter of 2020/21 with over 39.2 thousand patients in hospital on January 18, 2021.

The total number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

As of July 30, 2020, there had been more confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among women in England compared to men. The data shows that there are few confirmed cases among children, while there have been approximately nine thousand confirmed cases for both men and women aged 80 to 84 years.

As of July 30, there have been 302,301 confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, and the regional breakdown of cases can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

As of August 11, 2022, over 23.4 million people in the United Kingdom had tested positive for COVID-19 with 3,948 cases reported on that day. During the large wave of cases in the winter 2020/21, the number of daily hospitalizations also peaked with both graphs taking similar shapes. Although hospitalizations did increase, rising case numbers at the end of 2021 did not fully corresponded into a similarly large surge as the previous winter, as experts pointed to the effectiveness of being vaccinated against COVID-19.

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

This feature service contains COVID-19 data automatically updated from the Public Health England (PHE) API service, daily. Using this API, this service takes the current day request minus two days. Therefore the data will always be two days behind. This is a result of the delay between PHE's specimen date and reporting date.The Polygon Layers, which all contain spatial data, provide information about the latest cumulative figures at three geographies; Local Authority, Regions and Nations. The Tables, which are not spatially aware, provide historical data for each feature. The format of these tables allow you to use the Join tool with the Polygon Layers and create a time enabled layer. This can be used within a dashboard or on the animation tool to view patterns over time.

Antibody data, by UK country and age, from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.

On January 12, 2021, over 4.5 thousand individuals in the UK were admitted to hospital with coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest single amount since the start of the pandemic. The daily hospital cases started to rise significantly at the end of 2020 and into January 2021, however since then the number of hospitalizations fell dramatically as the UK managed to vaccinate millions against COVID-19. Overall, since the pandemic started around 994 thousand people in the UK have been hospitalized with the virus.

The total number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Almost all sectors of the United Kingdom will see their output shrink considerably in the second quarter of 2020, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the lockdown measures enforced by the government. Education will be the most affected sector, seeing output decline by ** percent, while accommodation and food services will shrink by ** percent. The only sectors which are not forecast to see output losses are agriculture, which is expected to see no change in output, and human health and social activities, which is forecast to increase by ** percent.

A survey carried out in the United Kingdom in September 2021 revealed that the main source used for news on COVID-19 among consumers aged 16 to 24 years old was the BBC, with ** percent saying that they went to a BBC platform for coronavirus updates in the last week. The same share of respondents in that age group also used social media for COVID-19 information, whereas older consumers were more likely to read newspapers.

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As of April 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has affected, in some way, the living arrangements of around a third of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom (UK). 12 percent of healthcare professionals still live in their home, but avoid contact with other members of their household, while three percent have had another member of the household live away from home due to coronavirus.

The latest number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak intensified in the United Kingdom (UK) the country has been placed in lockdown, restricting the movement of residents. During this lockdown, 72 percent of young people with underlying health conditions say that face-to-face calls with friends is helpful in coping and self-managing their mental health during this time. On the other hand, 66 percent report that watching or reading the news is unhelpful for their mental health during this time. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

According to the results of Coronavirus Consumer Tracker conducted by Internet Retailing, up to ** percent of UK consumers' online orders have been affected by busy and overwhelmed services during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. About ** percent of those surveyed said their ability to order takeout food online was reduced. The level of disruption experienced by consumers was particularly pronounced when it came to shopping for groceries. Close to half of all respondents said that the increased pressure on services affected their ability to shop for groceries online.

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A survey carried out in the United Kingdom in September 2021 revealed that ** percent of respondents between the ages of ** and ** had come across news or information about the coronavirus that they thought was false or misleading in the last week, compared to just ** percent of those aged 65 or above. Younger consumers were also the least likely to say that they had not seen any fake news on COVID-19 or were unsure whether or not they had, whilst a higher share of older consumers admitted that they did not know if they had encounted misleading information about the pandemic in the week running to the survey.

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The Coronavirus outbreak had an impact on the exports and imports of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK). According to the results of a recent survey, the Coronavirus' impact on the imports of businesses was more highly rated than its impact on exports. Almost *********** of all UK businesses surveyed stated that their imports sector was affected.

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As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, media consumption behavior in the United Kingdom (UK) is changing. A third of respondents to a recent survey revealed that they were reading more newspaper content, and just under half were watching more live television. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Technical and methodological data from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.