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In its final December 2021 report [72] it concluded that (a) the main factors behind the higher risk of COVID-19 infection for ethnic minority groups were occupation, living in multigenerational households, and living in densely-populated urban areas with poor air quality and higher levels of deprivation; (b) once infected, the risk of dying ...
A total of 126,064 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in the most recent 24 hour period, the highest number to date. [80] Figures compiled by NHS England giving a breakdown of underlying health conditions among COVID-19 hospital fatalities between 31 March and 12 May indicate one in four had diabetes. Other common health conditions were ...
10 October – Professor Jonathan Wyllie, the former president of Resuscitation Council UK, tells the COVID-19 Inquiry that at least one NHS trust put in place a blanket "do not resuscitate" order for sick patients during the pandemic, with people considered ineligible for CPR on the grounds of age or disability rather than individual assessment.
The NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app closes following a decline in its use. [77] [87] In a written statement to Parliament, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms that Baroness Heather Hallett, the chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, will sit without a panel, as this will be the "most efficient and swift" way to conduct the investigation. [88]
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A Sheffield woman who held a rave during one of the COVID-19 lockdowns has had her case withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service. [ 77 ] 18 October – NHS England warns that up to half of its hospital beds could be taken up with patients suffering respiratory problems because of a "twindemic" of COVID-19 and flu over the coming winter.
Problems with social care are “clogging up” hospitals, adding to an “existential” crisis for the NHS, Wes Streeting has said. But the Health Secretary indicated fundamental reform of the ...
The figures are as reported daily at coronavirus.data.gov.uk. [1] From the week of 21 February 2022, the UK Health Security Agency stopped publishing dashboard updates at weekends. Figures for Saturday and Sunday are now combined with Monday's figures. The source stopped reporting numbers after May 2022. [2]