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A study by Public Health Scotland found no link between BAME groups and COVID-19. [68] A second Public Health England study found that those with a Bangladeshi heritage were dying at twice the rate of white Britons. Other BAME groups had between 10% and 50% higher risk of death from COVID-19. [69] [70] [71]
232,112 [8] (estimate for UK only) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland: 2020–2023 The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide death toll of 6.9 million people. 200,000+ [9] 1557 influenza pandemic: 1557–1561: From 1557 to 1559 the population contracted by 2%. 150,000+ Seven ill years: 1695 ...
For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [10] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [9] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.
In total, 91 flood warnings and 237 flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency. [98] In many areas, more than 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain fell in less than 36 hours. [ 99 ] Flooding caused widespread travel disruption during the pre-Christmas rush, which is traditionally the busiest time of year for public transport in the United Kingdom.
For even more international statistics in table, graph, and map form see COVID-19 pandemic by country. COVID-19 pandemic is the worst-ever worldwide calamity experienced on a large scale (with an estimated 7 million deaths) in the 21st century. The COVID-19 death toll is the highest seen on a global scale since the Spanish flu and World War II.
Worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a new coronavirus originating in China, has caused over 188 million cases and more than 4 million deaths globally as of July 2021. [46] The United Kingdom recorded more than 22 million cases and 178,064 COVID-19 deaths as of May 2022. [47] 2021: European floods
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 25,031,314 [ 2 ] confirmed cases, and is associated with 232,112 [ 2 ] deaths up to 26 January 2025.
In response to the flooding, there has been criticism of the way in which flood risk is communicated to the public, as return periods of a 1 in 100 year flooding could be misleading, as a 1 in 100 year event means a 1% chance of one occurring in any given year, not that it is expected to happen once every hundred years.