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Oct 18, 2024 · Latest data and analysis on coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK and its effect on the economy and society.
Dec 23, 2021 · The UK reports a record 119,789 new daily Covid cases - the highest figure ever reported. People with Omicron are between 50% and 70% less likely to need hospital care than with previous...
- Surveillance Overview
- UK Total Distribution
- Differences Between A Variant of Concern and A Variant Under Investigation
- Changes in Nomenclature
From 31 January 2022, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported episodes of infection in its coronavirus (COVID-19) surveillance. Surveillance of COVID-19 in England was based on positive samples from the same person grouped together, so that the person is only counted once and reported using the date of the first positive result. From 31 Janu...
*Information pertaining to VUI-21MAR-01, B1.324.1 with E484K has been removed as this variant has been reclassified as provisionally extinct. Variants VUI-21FEB-01 (A.23.1 with E484K), and VOC-21FEB-02 (Alpha with E484K) are provisionally extinct (not detected for 12 weeks in the UK or in GISAID) therefore they will no longer be included in the pub...
SARS-CoV-2 variants, if considered to have concerning epidemiological, immunological or pathogenic properties, are raised for formal investigation. At this point they are designated variant under investigation (VUI) with a year, month, and number. Following a risk assessment with the relevant expert committee, they may be designated variant of conc...
The previous variant names frequently include similar numbers with similar or repeating patterns. This makes referring to them verbally challenging. To overcome this challenge, a revised nomenclature has been agreed involving dropping the first 2 numbers of the year and replacing the 2-month numbers with a 3-letter abbreviation. This shortens the n...
Characteristics of people testing positive for COVID-19 from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, including antibody data by UK country, and region and occupation for England....
Jul 5, 2023 · More than 44 million people in the UK were estimated to have had the virus between April 2020 and February 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is the most...
Dec 17, 2021 · The UK reported record daily coronavirus cases for the third day in a row - a further 93,045 cases, according the government's daily figures, external. UK researchers say a Covid booster...
Jan 21, 2022 · The UK has recorded a further 95,787 coronavirus cases, according to the government's daily coronavirus data, external. There were also 288 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test.
