UPDATED DAILY : UK CORONAVIRUS - UPDATED 29/10/22

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am 31 May, there have been 4,285,738 tests, with 115,725 tests on 30 May.

274,762 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 30 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 38,489 have sadly died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 30,861.

UPDATED:
Sunday 31/05/20

Daily UK death tolls 113

Total UK. death toll 38,489

What's happening in the UK?

Primary schools in England welcomed back students in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 - but up to half of eligible students may have stayed home, surveys suggest

As England's lockdown measures started to ease, car showrooms and open-air markets were also allowed to reopen

Ikea reopened 19 of its stores in England and Northern Ireland, with customers forming huge queues

Clothing retailer Primark, which is due to open all its English branches in two weeks' time, warned customers not to expect "special discounts" despite a build-up of stock

Wales has launched its test and trace system, as it relaxes its lockdown to allow two households to meet at a distance outside

UPDATED:

Monday 1st June 2020

39,045 Total deaths UK

111 Daily deaths UK

Historic deaths not included in today's Government toll

The number of people in the UK who have died after testing positive for Covid-19 is 556 higher than the equivalent total announced yesterday, although the Government is reporting the day-on-day change as 111.

The reason for the difference in these two figures is to do with how deaths are being incorporated into historic data retrospectively.

Yesterday's cumulative total announced by the Department of Health was 38,489, which is 556 below today's cumulative total of 39,045.But since yesterday, 445 deaths have been added to the historic data.

These additional deaths are linked to cases that have been identified through testing that has been carried out by commercial partners, rather than testing that has been done in NHS and Public Health England laboratories.

Rather than include these 445 deaths in today's increase, the Department of Health has incorporated them within the previous cumulative total, to create a notional total for yesterday of 38,934 (38,489 + 445).

The difference between this notional total of 38,934 and today's total of 39,045 is 111, and this is the one being reported by the Government.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 1 June, there have been 4,484,340 tests, with 128,437 tests on 31 May.

276,332 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 31 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 39,045 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings not just in hospitals.

Spain reports ZERO coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the first time since March
Spain had no coronavirus deaths over 24 hours for the first time since March
The country also reported there had been only 71 new infections over 24 hours
Spanish people flocked to beaches today as they were reopened in Malaga

Health Secretary Adam Hancock:

Uk also added 440 more deaths yesterday

The government is looking at ways to relax the 14-day quarantine rule for people entering the UK over coming months

However, Spain's tourism minister has cast doubt on an early return by UK holidaymakers to Spanish beaches, saying British coronavirus figures "still have to improve"

Some primary schools in England reopened on Monday after 10 weeks, but a survey says half of parents are still wary about coronavirus and are not sending their children in

Horse racing also resumed behind closed doors yesterday, and professional snooker returned to action in Milton Keynes

Oxfam has announced it will begin reopening its network of charity shops in England from 15 June

Lockdown review period to be extended by a week
Matt Hancock has announced that the review period for lockdown measures has been extended from three weeks to four.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 2 June, there have been 4,615,146 tests, with 135,643 tests on 1 June.

277,985 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 1 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 39,369 have died. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. The equivalent figure under the old measure would have been 31,136.

UK coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, official figures show.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... gures-show
BBC Panorama reported that gowns, visors, swabs and body bags were left out of the pandemic stockpile when it was set up in 2009.

UK coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, official figures show.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... gures-show
BBC Panorama reported that gowns, visors, swabs and body bags were left out of the pandemic stockpile when it was set up in 2009.

This was known couple months ago about certain ppe not being stockpiled in the warehouse! Media love to keep digging up things

Some perspective. A good read.

https://thecritic.co.uk/were-all-in-the ... mbers-now/

Our statistics agencies are only now following Italy’s lead and publishing the comorbidities of those dying from covid-19, and it is now clear just how extreme is the amplification of risk. 95% of victims dying with covid-19 have serious pre-existing conditions: not just background illnesses, but severe enough to be mentioned as causes of death on death certificates. The most prevalent are dementia and diabetes (a quarter of cases, each), hypertension (a fifth) and serious lung, kidney or heart disease (around a sixth each). In both the UK and Italy, the average victim had three comorbidities severe enough to be causes of death on a certificate.

Second: who hasn’t it killed? Parents, unions and nervy adults fret about the risk, but there is little need. With no serious pre-existing conditions, the young-ish and healthy are far more likely to be hit by lightning (49 occurrences per annum in UK) than to die of covid-19 (33 in England under age 40, of which only 3 under the age of 19). Panning out, among healthy under 60s (i.e. children and the vast majority of our working population), 253 people have died of covid-19 in English hospitals; this compares to 400 (non-suicide) drownings per year in the UK. And taking all age-groups where there are no pre-existing conditions serious enough to be mentioned as contributary causes of death, covid-19 has taken about 2/3rds the lives that British roads do every year, and we wouldn’t think of outlawing driving, swimming or going outside in a storm.

Even taking all deaths where covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate regardless of age or comorbidities, looking at the total toll: 43,000 lives is less than 2018’s excess winter deaths and would count as a bad, but by no means remarkable, influenza year.

Sweden admits it DID get it wrong on coronavirus: Expert behind country's refusal to enter lockdown says he would have imposed tougher restrictions 'if we knew what we know now'


Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, has admitted he made the wrong call on the country's coronavirus lockdown for the first time


Tegnell admits too many people have died after he shunned mandatory rules

He now believes Sweden should have taken harsher measures to stop the spread




By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE


Wednesday 3 June 2020


Sweden's state epidemiologist has admitted he made the wrong call on the country's coronavirus lockdown for the first time.

Anders Tegnell, who was behind the decision to shun full lockdown in favour of voluntary social distancing measures, now admits that too many people have died under his strategy.

Asked to battle the same disease again with the benefit of hindsight, Tegnell said he would bring in tougher measures to slow the spread.

Financial Times Today:

UK has the worst death rate in the world

Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed plans to force almost all arrivals to the UK to isolate for 14 days – with fines of up to £1,000 for those who don’t comply

All schools in Wales will reopen on 29 June, but with staggered class times to ensure only a third of pupils are in school at any one time

The PM has promised all coronavirus tests will be turned around within 24 hours by the end of June

Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer clashed over the government’s handling of coronavirus at Prime Minister’s Questions

In Scotland more people have now died with coronavirus in care homes than in the country's hospitals

A contact tracer working on the NHS Test and Trace coronavirus scheme says she has not been asked to speak to anyone since beginning work last week

Coronavirus: Deaths at lowest level since March - BBC News

Getty Images Patient entering an ambulance
The number of people dying each week linked to coronavirus has dropped to its lowest levels in the UK since March, figures show.

The review of death certificates by national statisticians showed 2,872 cases where the virus was mentioned in the week ending 22 May.

Overall there were 13,800 deaths in that week - 2,500 more than normal at this time of the year.

At the peak of the pandemic double the number were dying than expected.

Overall, there have been 190,000 deaths during the pandemic - nearly 62,000 above what would be expected.

This is known as the excess death rate and is said to be the best guide to the impact of the virus as it takes into account deaths linked to infections and indirect deaths that maybe related to the lockdown from factors such as lack of access to care for other conditions and mental health problems.

Some 48,000 of the deaths have been attributed to coronavirus.

Latest government figures report that 39,369 people with coronavirus have died in the UK, across all settings, with an increase of 324 deaths on Monday's figures. There were 1,613 new positive cases recorded in the past day.

There appears to be no clear plan in sight. Numbers still not decreasing

There appears to be no clear plan in sight. Numbers still not decreasing

Social distancing has all but gone in some areas. We've seen the beaches, we've seen the marches and we're seeing large scale street parties being broke up becoming a regular occurrence. One of 500 people in Brent last night. A very large one in Hackney at the weekend and another large one in Handsworth, Birmingham last week. Fair play to MP Dawn Butler she's criticised the one in Brent but nothing from Diane Abbot or Khalid Mahmood on the parties held in their areas. We just don't have any personal responsibility.

UPDATED:

Wednesday 3rd June 2020


UK death toll passes 50,000 after 359 new deaths

Just watched Dispatches on channel 4 about the early stages of the virus. Not sure if I heard this right, but I’m sure when discussing the Liverpool v Athletico Madrid match in March, they said it was ok for it to go ahead as the ‘science’ said the spread at this type of outdoor event was minimal. Not sure if the scientists regret that now but with that in mind, will crowds at games be a problem when the virus is under control? Think they said the main issue was not at the game but spreading it in pubs etc before and after.....

Just watched Dispatches on channel 4 about the early stages of the virus. Not sure if I heard this right, but I’m sure when discussing the Liverpool v Athletico Madrid match in March, they said it was ok for it to go ahead as the ‘science’ said the spread at this type of outdoor event was minimal. Not sure if the scientists regret that now but with that in mind, will crowds at games be a problem when the virus is under control? Think they said the main issue was not at the game but spreading it in pubs etc before and after.....

I don't see there being many if any allowed into football games before there's a vaccine. That could be sometime

Just watched Dispatches on channel 4 about the early stages of the virus. Not sure if I heard this right, but I’m sure when discussing the Liverpool v Athletico Madrid match in March, they said it was ok for it to go ahead as the ‘science’ said the spread at this type of outdoor event was minimal. Not sure if the scientists regret that now but with that in mind, will crowds at games be a problem when the virus is under control? Think they said the main issue was not at the game but spreading it in pubs etc before and after.....

I don't see there being many if any allowed into football games before there's a vaccine. That could be sometime

That what I assumed, but they said back then the risk was low at that event....weird

Just watched Dispatches on channel 4 about the early stages of the virus. Not sure if I heard this right, but I’m sure when discussing the Liverpool v Athletico Madrid match in March, they said it was ok for it to go ahead as the ‘science’ said the spread at this type of outdoor event was minimal. Not sure if the scientists regret that now but with that in mind, will crowds at games be a problem when the virus is under control? Think they said the main issue was not at the game but spreading it in pubs etc before and after.....

I don't see there being many if any allowed into football games before there's a vaccine. That could be sometime

Football and sport in general cannot wait on an assumption that they'll be a vaccine! That could be an undetermined time away if indeed one is found And experts differ on the possibility.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 3 June, there have been 4,786,219 tests, with 171,829 tests on 2 June.

279,856 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 2 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, across all settings, 39,728 have died.

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 3 June, there have been 4,786,219 tests, with 171,829 tests on 2 June.

279,856 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 2 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, across all settings, 39,728 have died.

What’s this about having a test and the result within 24 hrs by end of June? Is it true? Be good if so

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 3 June, there have been 4,786,219 tests, with 171,829 tests on 2 June.

279,856 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 2 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, across all settings, 39,728 have died.

What’s this about having a test and the result within 24 hrs by end of June? Is it true? Be good if so

A lot already are...

the head of England's test and trace programme, Dido Harding, said 84% of tests at drive-through centres were returned within 24 hours, and 95% within 48 hours.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51943612

Number of cases and deaths

As of 9am on 3 June, there have been 4,786,219 tests, with 171,829 tests on 2 June.

279,856 people have tested positive.

As of 5pm on 2 June, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, across all settings, 39,728 have died.

What’s this about having a test and the result within 24 hrs by end of June? Is it true? Be good if so

A lot already are...

the head of England's test and trace programme, Dido Harding, said 84% of tests at drive-through centres were returned within 24 hours, and 95% within 48 hours.

So if I went to get one with my two kids, we drive straight home and we all came back clear next day, I could then drive up to see the grandparents and the kids can stay over? They live a mile away btw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51943612

Boris Johnson may have to self-isolate if Business Secretary Alok Sharma tests positive for coronavirus, Downing Street said.

More than half of care homes in England have not had a single staff member tested for coronavirus, new figures show.

2,395 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

One more person with coronavirus has died in Northern Ireland, taking the total recorded by the Department of Health - a toll primarily accounting for hospital deaths - to 535.

A new bank holiday in October could be created to help the British tourist industry after the Culture Secretary offered his support.

More than half of care homes in England have not had a single staff member tested for coronavirus, new figures show

If that is correct. Why not? With all this unused capacity of testing availability. There was an apparent 80,000 test capacity not used one day recently.
The care homes should be requesting testing, not wait to be contacted. Mobile or postal test facilities have been available in England for weeks.