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The UK death toll from coronavirus rose by 241 on Tuesday, the highest reported daily increase since the first wave of the pandemic.
While Tuesday’s total is often higher due to a delay in reporting deaths over the weekend, this week’s is nonetheless the highest since June 5.
Last month, the government’s top scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, warned that the UK was on track for 200 deaths a day in mid-November. The latest daily total suggests that the deadly impact of the virus is ahead of its prediction.
Level one – medium
- The “rule of six” applies, which means that it is forbidden to socialize in groups of more than six people, whether indoors or outdoors.
- Merchants can continue to come to a home to work and are not counted toward the six-person limit.
- Businesses and venues can continue to operate, but pubs and restaurants need to ensure that customers only consume food and beverages while seated, and they close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Take-out can continue to be sold after 10 p.m. M. If ordered by phone or online.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but people should not mix in a group of more than six.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people who can attend (15 and 30 respectively).
- Exercise classes and organized sports can continue to take place outdoors and, if the rule of six is followed, indoors.
Level two – high
- People are prohibited from socializing with people outside their home or with bubbles of support in any indoor environment.
- Traders can continue to go home to work.
- The rule of six still applies to socializing outdoors, for example in a garden or in a public space such as a park or a beach.
- Businesses and venues can continue to operate, but pubs and restaurants need to ensure that customers only consume food and beverages while seated, and they close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Take-out can continue to be sold after 10 p.m. M. If ordered online or by phone.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but people should not mix in a group of more than six.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people who can attend (15 and 30 respectively).
- Exercise classes and organized sports may continue to take place outdoors, but will only be allowed indoors if people can avoid mixing with people they don’t live with (or don’t share a bubble of support with ), or for youth or disabled sports.
- Travel to open services, for work, or to access education is allowed, but people are encouraged to reduce the number of trips whenever possible.
Level three: very high
- People are prohibited from socializing with people they do not live with or have not formed a supportive bubble with, in any indoor setting, private garden, or most outdoor entertainment venues and ticketed events.
- Traders can continue to go home to work.
- The rule of six still applies to public outdoor spaces, such as parks, beaches, public gardens, or sports facilities.
- Pubs and bars can only remain open to operate as restaurants, in which case alcohol can only be served as part of a substantial meal.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but domestic mixing is not allowed.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people attending (15 and 30 respectively), but wedding receptions are not allowed.
- The rules for exercise classes and organized sport are the same as for level 2. They can continue to take place outdoors, but will only be allowed indoors if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with. (or share a bubble with support), or for youth sports or for the disabled. However, in Merseyside, gyms were ordered to close when they entered level 3.
- Avoid traveling outside of an area with a very high alert level or entering an area with a very high alert level, except for reasons such as work, education or youth services, to fulfill care responsibilities or if you are traveling as part of a longer trip.
- Residents of a level 3 area should avoid spending the night in another part of the UK, while people living in a level 1 or level 2 area should avoid spending the night in a very high alert level area.
The official UK government death toll from coronavirus since the pandemic began is now 43,967.
Separate figures compiled by UK statistical agencies show that 58,164 deaths have now been recorded in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. The government’s figure is based on people who died within 28 days of the first positive test for the coronavirus.
The government said that, as of 9am Tuesday, there had been a further 21,330 laboratory-confirmed Covid cases in the UK, bringing the total number to 762,542. Vallance had suggested that there could be 50,000 cases a day by mid-October.
Dr Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director of Public Health England, said: “The trend in deaths is increasing dramatically. Tragically, we know that older people and those with underlying health problems tend to suffer more if they are unwell. We all have a responsibility to follow restrictions to help stop the spread of the virus to those most at risk.
“The measures throughout the country are there to reduce the transmission of the virus, so it is essential that we all follow them. We know that the best and easiest way to protect each other is to wash our hands regularly, wear a face cover when necessary, and keep space between us. “
New restrictions came into effect on Saturday putting more restrictions on more than half of England’s population in a bid to stop the new spread of the virus.
On Friday, Northern Ireland closed schools, pubs and restaurants in a series of new restrictions that will last four weeks, with the exception of schools, which will close for two weeks.
Scotland introduced new rules for the hospitality sector on Friday, while Wales will enter a two-week “firewall” lockdown from Friday.
