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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . In the United Kingdom , it has resulted in 25,028,267 [ 2 ] confirmed cases, and is associated with 232,112 [ 2 ] deaths up to 26 January 2025.
As of 5 June 2020 the death rate across the UK from COVID-19 was 592 per million population. [11] The death rate varied greatly by age and healthiness. More than 90% of deaths were among the most vulnerable: those with underlying illnesses and the over-60s.
22 July – The latest Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 15 July shows 3.8 million COVID-19 infections in the UK, a rise of 7% on the previous week. The ONS figures show a slow in the growth of cases while data from other sources, such as the government's COVID-19 Dashboard, suggest the latest wave has already reached its ...
27 April – The High Court of England and Wales rules that the UK government's policies on discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes in England at the start of the pandemic was unlawful because they failed to take into account the potential risk of COVID-19 to elderly and vulnerable people.
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]
b ^ Number of deaths in the UK by date of occurrence where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases of COVID-19, according to the Office for National Statistics and Scottish and Northern Irish records. c ^ The total number of deaths was 463 as of 0900 BST (0800 UTC) 25 March, an increase of 41 from 0900 BST 24 ...
The first COVID-19 vaccine was approved and began its rollout in the UK in early December. [35] [36] 15 million vaccine doses had been given to predominantly those most vulnerable to the virus by mid-February. [37] 6 months later more than 75% of adults in the UK were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. [38]
In January 2021, it was estimated around 22% of people in England have had COVID-19. [4] Healthcare in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is administered by the devolved governments, but there is no devolved government for England and so healthcare is the direct responsibility of the UK Government. As a result of each country having different ...