Boom! In the first week of the new year, more than 4.3 million people in the UK were infected with COVID-19

The latest survey data released by the British National Statistics Office on the 12th estimated that in the first week of the new year, more than 4.3 million people in the country were infected with the new crown virus, higher than the 3.7 million people in the previous week, setting a record again.

Data released by the Uk's National Statistics Office on the same day estimated that in the week ending January 6, the proportion of confirmed COVID-19 in the population in most parts of the UK continued to increase, and the proportion of confirmed cases in Wales and Northern Ireland also continued to rise, but the London area showed a downward trend. In the week ending 7 January, the proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Scotland also continued to rise.

The data released by the National Statistics Office on the 11th also showed that in the last week of 2021, the number of new crown deaths in the United Kingdom has declined. But the agency noted that the data could be affected as a result of the closure of holiday registration services.

The epidemic data released by the British government on the 12th shows that the country has 129587 new confirmed cases, with a cumulative total of 14862138 confirmed cases; 398 new deaths, 151007 cumulative deaths. As of 12 January, more than 90 per cent of people over the age of 12 in the country have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, more than 83 per cent have received two doses of the vaccine and more than 62 per cent have received booster vaccinations.

Since the emergence of the mutated new coronavirus Olmikeron strain at the end of last year, the number of new confirmed cases in the UNITED Kingdom in a single day has soared, repeatedly breaking the record since the outbreak. Since 8 January, the number of new cases in a single day in the country has decreased slightly, but it has remained above 120,000.

Dr Richard Kerry, an emergency nursing specialist at James Cook University Hospital in the UK, pointed out that the number of COVID-19 admissions is still high nationwide, but the number of cases admitted to treatment may begin to level off. Due to the rapid spread of the Omiljun strain, the total number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals has increased significantly, but the number of patients admitted to intensive care remains relatively low. The number of healthcare workers currently absent from work due to covid-19 in hospitals is still large, and hospitals are under great pressure, but the situation is better than in the previous week.

Column Editor-in-Chief: Zhang Wu Text Editor: Cao Fei Title Image Source: Xinhua News Agency Photo Editor: Shao Jing

Source: Author: Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Shuang