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The UK has recorded another 14,162 coronavirus cases.
Wednesday’s figure is a slight drop compared to the 14,542 new infections announced yesterday.
The latest figures follow several days of confusion: 16,000 cases in England. they were omitted from the NHS Test and Trace scheme.
The government said another 70 people had died within 28 days of the screening tests. COVID-19 As of Wednesday, a drop from the 76 deaths reported the day before. This brings the UK total to 42,515.
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There are currently 58,000 deaths in the UK, where COVID-19 He was mentioned on the death certificate, separate figures released by UK statistical agencies show.
It was also announced that 2,944 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in England as of Wednesday, up from 1,958 a week ago, while 376 COVID-19 patients in the hospital were on ventilation beds, representing an increase of 281 a week ago.
A total of 472 confirmed coronavirus patients were admitted to hospitals in England on Monday, compared with 308 the previous week.
The figures for hospital admissions and patients on ventilators in England are the highest since June, and the number of cases has continued to rise. Fifteen days ago, on September 22, 4,926 cases were registered.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new pressure to consider a stricter national lockdown as the country continues to grapple with COVID-19.
In Questions from the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer said that 19 of the 20 areas subjected to local measures for two months had seen an increase in infection rates.
Hospital admissions figures are the highest since June
Johnson hinted that tougher measures might be necessary in London and the Midlands.
“I wish I could pretend everything was going to be rosy in the Midlands or even London, where we are sadly also seeing an increase in infections,” he said, before calling for a “concerted national effort.”
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced stricter restrictions on Wednesday.
He said pubs, restaurants and cafes will be banned from selling alcohol indoors for more than two weeks.
They can continue to sell food and non-alcoholic beverages indoors until 6 p.m. and they can sell alcohol outside until 10 p.m.
