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Britain records 553 coronavirus hospital deaths on Christmas Day compared to 403 a week ago
- Some 401 people have died of coronavirus in hospitals in England
- The total number of coronavirus deaths reported in hospitals is now 48,150
- Wales has recorded 63 more deaths and Scotland recorded 56 today
The UK has recorded 553 hospital deaths from coronavirus on Christmas Day.
The grim figure, which corresponds to Covid-related hospital deaths in the past 24 hours, compares to 403 a week ago.
Of the figures recorded in the last 24 hours, 401 deaths in England were from patients who tested positive for the virus and 33 where it was mentioned on the death certificate.
Wales has seen 63 more hospital deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,263 with another 2,161 infections. And Scotland has recorded 1,314 new cases and 56 deaths.
None of the deaths were younger than 40 years old, according to the latest data.
It means that the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals now stands at 48,150 people.
The latest figure comes as a new strain of coronavirus takes over the nation. The strain is believed to spread better, but it is not yet believed to be more deadly.
Another 401 people have died from coronavirus in hospitals in England, according to the latest data. In the photo, Matt Hancock reveals more restrictions on December 23.
The number of people with coronavirus in England last week skyrocketed to pre-second lockdown levels with nearly 646,000 people carrying the disease.
It comes as it was revealed that one in 85 people in England is now infected with coronavirus, half of them have contracted the new super-infectious strain and cases in London have tripled in two weeks.
But data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the epidemic is being driven by southern regions, where the variant has become the dominant strain, with cases still Flattening drop in the North and Midlands, where it is not yet widespread.
Officials fear, however, that it is only a matter of time before the mutant variant, which is up to 56 percent more infectious than normal Covid and was first detected in Kent in September, becomes prevalent throughout. parts.
About two-thirds of people who test positive in London, the East and the South East are believed to have the new variant, the ONS said. Nationally, the strain is believed to account for 50 percent of infections.
