COVID-19: UK records 30,597 new cases and 201 deaths – with more than 8,000 coronavirus patients in hospitals | UK news

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The United Kingdom recorded 30,597 new cases of COVID and 201 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, with the number of coronavirus patients in hospital exceeding 8,000 for the seventh day in a row.

The total number of people infected with coronavirus in hospitals in the UK is currently 8,340 – it has crossed 8,000 in eight of the past nine days.

Before that, the last time the numbers exceeded 8000 was in early March.

At this time last year, there were a total of 1,066 patients with COVID-19 in hospitals across the UK.

The number of patients in mechanical ventilation beds is currently 1,060 – more than 1,000 per day since the last day of August. Before that, the last time the number was high was in mid-March.

The numbers of cases and deaths compare with 26,628 injuries and 185 deaths recorded yesterday, and 38,975 injuries and 191 deaths recorded last week.

It is the highest number of deaths recorded in the 28 days of positive COVID-19 testing since September 7 when 209 were announced.

Meanwhile, 21,478 people received another dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, bringing the total to 48,480,178 people.

61,627 people received their second dose, bringing the total of people fully vaccinated in the UK to 44,170,373.

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‘Covid is here for the foreseeable future’

The latest data shows 134,647 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, and there are 731,683 laboratory-confirmed cases since the pandemic began last year.

Earlier on Wednesday, the World Health Organization’s special envoy on the coronavirus told Sky News that the government must be prepared to move quickly from “Plan A to Plan B” in order to limit infections should they rise quickly.

Professor David Nabarro said: “Speed ​​is of the essence. We’ve been through this before and know, as a result of past experience, that acting fast and acting very hard is the way you can beat this virus, then life can go on.”

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The government’s plan A consists of a booster cake campaign that will start next week, and guidelines that people meet outdoors or open windows if they are indoors.

People are also advised to wear a face mask in crowded and enclosed spaces, wash their hands frequently and use the NHS COVID-19 app.

Plan B could include vaccination passports, mandatory masks, and work-from-home directives.

Later this week, the UK travel list will be updated so that Jamaica is among the countries at risk of moving to the red list.

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