The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain – indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

A survey completed in Great Britain in March 2020, found that 28 percent of the respondents trusted TV news the most for providing them with reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, while 25 percent said their most trusted soure was the information provided by their doctor or healthcare provider. A further 24 percent trusted the government and politicians the most, on the other hand only three percent trust social media to provide them with the most reliable information For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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.

Estimates of vaccine sentiment with breakdowns by different population groups. Analysis based on the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey.

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), otherwise known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease first identified in the city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province in China. Infections have since been reported worldwide resulting in an unprecedented international response that amongst other containment measures, lead to the widespread suspension of many sporting fixtures worldwide. Resuming sport Resuming high-level sporting events has presented officials with a myriad of problems with solutions such as the regular testing of players and exclusion of live, in-person audiences have enabled the games to take place within the constraints of the ongoing containment measures.
English Premier League English Premier League football became one of the first major sporting events to resume in the United Kingdom on June 17th after having being suspended due to the Coronavirus in March The opinion of the British population on the return of the Premier league was heavily divided with almost half of the population holding the opinion that the 17th June was 'too soon' for the Premier league to resume however 26 percent of the population indicated that this was 'about the right time' for its return. As might be expected there was a substantial relationship observed between the level of interest of the respondent and their opinion on the appropriateness of the return of the Premier League. Only the respondents that indicated that the Premier League is one of their 'TOP' interests exhibited the greatest share indicating that the 17th June was 'about the right time' for the Premier League to resume with over 57 percent indicating as such. Conversely, the greatest share of all other respondent groups indicated that it was 'too soon' for the Premier League to resume.
Level of risk presented to athletes During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken between the 3rd and 4th June 2020, respondents were asked their opinion on the level of risk presented to professional athletes taking part in these competitions that have resumed. The greatest share of respondents held the opinion that the resuming sporting fixtures would present the same level of risk to professional athletes taking part in these competitions. The share of respondents that held the opinion that resuming sporting fixtures would present a higher amount of risk to athletes was also quite substantial with 33 percent indicating as such. As with the opinions on the appropriateness of the return of the Premier League the perceived level of risk to athletes in resuming sports is heavily related to the respondents stated interest in the returning sport. The share of respondent that hold the opinion that that resuming sporting fixtures would present the same level of risk to professional athletes taking part in these competitions increases with increasing interest in the Premier League with 57 percent of the respondents that stated the Premier League was one of their 'TOP' interests indicating as such.

As of May 2020, nearly 65 percent of survey respondents in Great Britain reported their freedom and independence had been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown. A further 58 percent said their personal travel plans had been affected due to the crisis, and 54 percent said it had also meant they were unable to make future plans. 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.

Through the duration of March 2020, the share of Brits who were scared of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19) increased, although by April 2020 the fear of contracting the virus had leveled. In the first survey wave was found that 19 percent of British adults were fairly scared of contracting the virus, by April 17, this share had increased to 42 percent . The share of Brits are not at all scared of contracting coronavirus has decreased from 26 percent to eight percent.

As of November 1, 2020, 53 percent of surveyed adults in Great Britain reported that their well-being was being affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The share of adults who reported their well-being was being adversely affected also amounted to 53 percent in March as the country was entering its first lockdown, before gradually decreasing to a low of 39 percent in August as the UK began to open up. However, the effects of the crisis have been felt more in recent weeks as the number of cases rose again in the 'second wave' and the country entered a second lockdown for November.

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.

Dataset description

Daily official UK Covid data. The data is available per country (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and for different regions in England. The different regions are split into two different files as part of the data is directly gathered by the NHS (National Health Service). The files that contain the word 'nhsregion' in their name, include data related to hospitals only, such as number of admissions or number of people in respirators. The files containing the word 'region' in their name, include the rest of the data, such as number of cases, number of vaccinated people or number of tests performed per day. The next paragraphs describe the columns for the different file types.

Region files

Files related to regions (word 'region' included in the file name) have the following columns: - "date": date in YYYY-MM-DD format - "area type": type of area covered in the file (region or nation) - "area name": name of area covered in the file (region or nation name) - "daily cases": new cases on a given date - "cum cases": cumulative cases - "new deaths 28days": new deaths within 28 days of a positive test - "cum deaths 28days": cumulative deaths within 28 days of a positive test - "new deaths_60days": new deaths within 60 days of a positive test - "cum deaths 60days": cumulative deaths within 60 days of a positive test - "new_first_episode": new first episodes by date - "cum_first_episode": cumulative first episodes by date - "new_reinfections": new reinfections by specimen data - "cum_reinfections": cumualtive reinfections by specimen data - "new_virus_test": new virus tests by date - "cum_virus_test": cumulative virus tests by date - "new_pcr_test": new PCR tests by date - "cum_pcr_test": cumulative PCR tests by date - "new_lfd_test": new LFD tests by date - "cum_lfd_test": cumulative LFD tests by date - "test_roll_pos_pct": percentage of unique case positivity by date rolling sum - "test_roll_people": unique people tested by date rolling sum - "new first dose": new people vaccinated with a first dose - "cum first dose": cumulative people vaccinated with a first dose - "new second dose": new people vaccinated with a first dose - "cum second dose": cumulative people vaccinated with a first dose - "new third dose": new people vaccinated with a booster or third dose - "cum third dose": cumulative people vaccinated with a booster or third dose

Country files

Files related to countries (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) have the above columns and also: - "new admissions": new admissions, - "cum admissions": cumulative admissions, - "hospital cases": patients in hospitals, - "ventilator beds": COVID occupied mechanical ventilator beds - "trans_rate_min": minimum transmission rate (R) - "trans_rate_max": maximum transmission rate (R) - "trans_growth_min": transmission rate growth min - "trans_growth_max": transmission rate growth max

NHS Region files

Files related to nhsregion (word 'nhsregion' included in the file name) have the following columns: - "new admissions": new admissions, - "cum admissions": cumulative admissions, - "hospital cases": patients in hospitals, - "ventilator beds": COVID occupied mechanical ventilator beds - "trans_rate_min": minimum transmission rate (R) - "trans_rate_max": maximum transmission rate (R) - "trans_growth_min": transmission rate growth min - "trans_growth_max": transmission rate growth max

It's worth noting that the dataset hasn't been cleaned and it needs cleaning. Also, different files have different null columns. This isn't an error in the dataset but the way different countries and regions report the data.

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

As of March 2020, four percent of British respondents to a survey state they have definitely contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19), and six percent have a close family member or friend who, as far as they know, has definitely contracted the virus. Although 75 percent of respondents are sure they have not contracted coronavirus and 69 percent state no family members or friends of theirs have become infected. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

COVID-19Plots and analysis relating to the coronavirus pandemic. Includes five sets of plots and associated R code to generate them.1) HeatmapsUpdated every few days - heatmaps of COVID-19 case and death trajectories for Local Authorities (or equivalent) in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Germany.2) All cause mortalityUpdated on Tuesday (for England & Wales), Wednesday (for Scotland) and Friday (for Northern Ireland) - analysis and plots of weekly all-cause deaths in 2020 compared to previous years by country, age, sex and region. Also a set of international comparisons using data from mortality.org3) ExposuresNo longer updated - mapping of potential COVID-19 mortality exposure at local levels (LSOAs) in England based on the age-sex structure of the population and levels of poor health.There is also a Shiny app which creates slightly lower resolution versions of the same plots online, which you can find here: https://victimofmaths.shinyapps.io/covidmapper/, on GitHub https://github.com/VictimOfMaths/COVIDmapper and uploaded to this record4) Index of Multiple Deprivation No longer updated - preliminary analysis of the inequality impacts of COVID-19 based on Local Authority level cases and levels of deprivation. 5) Socioeconomic inequalities. No longer updated (unless ONS release more data) - Analysis of published ONS figures of COVID-19 and other cause mortality in 2020 compared to previous years by deprivation decile.Latest versions of plots and associated analysis can be found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/victimofmathsThis work is described in more detail on the UK Data Service Impact and Innovation Lab blog: https://blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/visualising-high-risk-areas-for-covid-19-mortality/Adapted from data from the Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

In March 2020, it was found that 33 percent of Brits think the government's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been too focused on protecting the country's economy in comparison to people's health. On the other hand, 16 percent feel the government is giving too much emphasis to protecting people's health over the economy, but 42 percent believe the government has got the balance about right. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

As of October 2020, 92 percent of survey respondents in Great Britain supported the measure that anyone who tests positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) has to self-isolate for fourteen days. Furthermore, almost 90 percent of Brits support the compulsory wearing of masks on public transport and in shops. On the other hand, less than 40 percent of respondents would support the closing of schools and nurseries.

The latest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK can be found here.

In May 2020, a survey carried out in Great Britain found that, since the lockdown restrictions were imposed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, nearly 78 percent of the respondents said staying in touch with family and friends remotely had helped them cope during this period, while a further 68 percent said watching films or using streaming services had helped them.

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.

According to survey carried out in Great Britain in March 2020, 17 percent of respondents strongly approve of the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) response, while a further 39 percent somewhat approve of the way the government is responding. On the other hand, 21 percent of respondents overall disapprove of the government's response to coronavirus pandemic. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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.

Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) between 10 December 2020 and 10 January 2021, to understand attitudes to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines between different sub-groups. Includes breakdowns by priority group, age and sex, region, health condition, clinically extremely vulnerable, disability and ethnicity.

As of January 12, 2023, COVID-19 has been responsible for 202,157 deaths in the UK overall. The North West of England has been the most affected area in terms of deaths at 28,116, followed by the South East of England with 26,221 coronavirus deaths. Furthermore, there have been 22,264 mortalities in London as a result of COVID-19.

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