UK RECORDS MORE THAN 40,000 COVID CASES FOR FIFTH DAY IN A ROW

Mon 18 October 2021:

According to official figures released Sunday, another 45,140 people in the United Kingdom have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the COVID cases in the country to over 40,000 for the fifth day in a row.

It raised the country’s overall number of coronavirus cases to 8,449,165.

The country also reported a further 57 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 138,584. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

There are currently 7,086 patients in hospital with COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that the overall surge in cases means that one in 60 people in the England have had COVID in the week ending Oct. 9, compared to one in 45 in Wales, one in 80 in Scotland and one in 120 in Northern Ireland.

According to the ONS, about 1 million people across Britain had COVID-19 in the latest week, as infections rose across England and Wales, but fell in Scotland.

“The latest ONS survey of coronavirus infections shows a worsening picture of infection across most of the UK. While vaccines appear to have dulled the impact of infections on hospitalization and deaths, the latest data show that infection rates are soaring,” said Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading.

An investigation was launched into reports of people receiving negative PCR test results after they had previously tested positive on a lateral flow device.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said most were in southwestern England.

According to the latest numbers, more than 85 percent of people aged 12 and up in the United Kingdom have received their first dose of vaccine, and more than 78 percent have received both doses.

Countries such as the United Kingdom, China, Germany, Russia, and the United States have been racing against time to roll out coronavirus vaccines in order to restore normalcy.

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