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.

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

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.

Headline estimates for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. 

In-depth analysis of Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study data looking at trends in self-reported symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), including ongoing symptoms and associated risk factors.

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.

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Covid Infection Survey Geography, in the United Kingdom, as at December 2020.The boundaries available are: (BFC) Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark).Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

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The purpose of this dataset is to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 in the UK population, including swab results, antibody tests and demographic information. COVID-19 Infection Survey households have been linked, where a match can be found, to VOA and EPC data to provide additional information on property attributes.

According to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2020, 42 percent of British people trust the released figures of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and mortality rates, while 15 percent do not trust the figures. Although, 40 percent are unsure whether to trust the figures or not.

As of March 22, the UK had 5,683 confirmed cases of coronavirus. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

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

According to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2020, British people are more worried about others catching coronavirus (COVID-19) than themselves becoming infected. 56 percent of respondents are worried about their family or friends catching coronavirus, compared to 41 percent who said they were personally worried about catching it. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

In February 2020, it was found that 21 percent of British people surveyed were avoiding tourist attractions spots in the United Kingdom (UK) due to fear of getting infected with coronavirus (COVID-19), while a further 19 percent have stopped ordering products from outside the UK. However, over 50 percent of the British people had not taken any of the selected actions to avoid exposure to coronavirus in public places. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

Self-reported COVID-19 infections and other respiratory illnesses, including associated symptoms and health outcomes. Joint study with the UK Health Security Agency. These are official statistics in development.

COVID-19 rate of death, or the known deaths divided by confirmed cases, was over ten percent in Yemen, the only country that has 1,000 or more cases. This according to a calculation that combines coronavirus stats on both deaths and registered cases for 221 different countries. Note that death rates are not the same as the chance of dying from an infection or the number of deaths based on an at-risk population. By April 26, 2022, the virus had infected over 510.2 million people worldwide, and led to a loss of 6.2 million. The source seemingly does not differentiate between "the Wuhan strain" (2019-nCOV) of COVID-19, "the Kent mutation" (B.1.1.7) that appeared in the UK in late 2020, the 2021 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from India or the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) from South Africa.

Where are these numbers coming from?

The numbers shown here were collected by Johns Hopkins University, a source that manually checks the data with domestic health authorities. For the majority of countries, this is from national authorities. In some cases, like China, the United States, Canada or Australia, city reports or other various state authorities were consulted. In this statistic, these separately reported numbers were put together. Note that Statista aims to also provide domestic source material for a more complete picture, and not to just look at one particular source. Examples are these statistics on the confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia or the COVID-19 cases in Italy, both of which are from domestic sources. For more information or other freely accessible content, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

A word on the flaws of numbers like this

People are right to ask whether these numbers are at all representative or not for several reasons. First, countries worldwide decide differently on who gets tested for the virus, meaning that comparing case numbers or death rates could to some extent be misleading. Germany, for example, started testing relatively early once the country’s first case was confirmed in Bavaria in January 2020, whereas Italy tests for the coronavirus postmortem. Second, not all people go to see (or can see, due to testing capacity) a doctor when they have mild symptoms. Countries like Norway and the Netherlands, for example, recommend people with non-severe symptoms to just stay at home. This means not all cases are known all the time, which could significantly alter the death rate as it is presented here. Third and finally, numbers like this change very frequently depending on how the pandemic spreads or the national healthcare capacity. It is therefore recommended to look at other (freely accessible) content that dives more into specifics, such as the coronavirus testing capacity in India or the number of hospital beds in the UK. Only with additional pieces of information can you get the full picture, something that this statistic in its current state simply cannot provide.

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

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.

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on young people and schools, including analysis of face coverings and remote learning, and breakdowns by age and sex where possible. Indicators from the Schools Infection Survey.

Cumulative coronavirus (COVID-19) infections percentage of the population of England: experimental and sum-total time series.

Modelled estimates of the proportion of the workforce self-isolating because of coronavirus (COVID-19) by work sector and modelled estimates of the proportion of the working age population (regardless of employment status) self-isolating because of COVID-19 by country.