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United Kingdom BSE outbreak: 1996–2001 United Kingdom Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease / vCJD: 178 [225] [226] 1996 West Africa meningitis epidemic 1996 West Africa: Meningitis: 10,000 [227] 1998–1999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak: 1998–1999 Malaysia: Nipah virus infection: 105 [228] 1998–2000 Democratic Republic of the Congo Marburg ...
Although the official number of deaths in Scotland due to the pandemic is 17,575, a modern estimate of total pandemic mortality in Scotland is between 27,641 and 33,771. [6] About 20,000 died in Ireland. [7] 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
Because testing rates vary over time, and can vary greatly between countries, the positivity rate is a key metric for measuring the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, a positive rate of less than 5% for at least two weeks is one indicator the epidemic is under control in a country.
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.
Health officials are warning that the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. Here's a look at what a pandemic is and a look at the worst infections that ...
It also has cumulative death totals by country. For these numbers over time see the tables, graphs, and maps at COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory. This data is for entire populations, and does not reflect the differences in rates relative to different age groups.
1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak; 1989–1990 flu epidemic in the United Kingdom; 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak; 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak; 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United Kingdom; 2024 United Kingdom Shigatoxigenic E. coli outbreak
On 24 December, the Office for National Statistics weekly infection survey in England showed that COVID-19 incidence in secondary school children ages 11 to 16 had increased to 3.0%, the highest of any measured age range and two and a half times higher than the all ages average of 1.2% incidence.