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30 June – BBC News reports that one in 25,000 people had COVID-19 on 26 June, while hospitalisations from the illness stood at 3.31 in every 100,000 on 16 June, a slight increase from 2.87 per 100,000 the previous week. The article also notes that data is no longer collected in the same way it was at the height of the pandemic.
5 March – The first death from coronavirus in the UK is confirmed, [9] as the number of cases exceeds 100, with a total of 115 having tested positive. England's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, tells MPs that the UK has now moved to the second stage of dealing with COVID-19 – from "containment" to the "delay" phase.
1 July – Office for National Statistics data suggests COVID-19 cases in the UK are rising again, with 2.3 million people infected with the virus, around one in 30, in the week ending 24 June. The statistics show a 32% rise on the previous week, with the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants thought to be responsible for the rise.
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 25,030,356 [ 2 ] confirmed cases, and is associated with 232,112 [ 2 ] deaths up to 26 January 2025.
The UK records its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in one day, after a further 87 people die across the country, bringing the total to 422. [113] For the first time, all of the UK's mobile networks send out a government text alert. The message reads: "GOV.UK COVID-19 ALERT. New rules in force now: you must stay at home.
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.
Illustration showing how COVID-19 spreads and the impact of isolation on it. National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been varied, and have included containment measures such as lockdowns, quarantines, and curfews. As of 24 February 2025, 777,384,606 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, resulting in 7,088,744 reported deaths. [1]
COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom were temporary hospitals set up in the United Kingdom and overseas territories as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.. They principally included the seven NHS England Nightingale Hospitals, NHS Scotland's Louisa Jordan hospital, NHS Wales' Dragon's Heart Hospital, and the Northern Irish Health and Social Care site at Belfast City Hospital, as ...