UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises to 199 as infections decline in England

The death toll in hospitals from coronavirus in the UK rose by 199 amid a study that found infections fell by almost a third in England during the shutdown.

England reported 183 deaths, Northern Ireland had 10 and Scotland and Wales had three to bring the UK’s total number of hospitals to 47,399.

Monday tolls tend to be lower due to the weekend delay in reporting deaths.

By comparison, the number of deaths announced on recent Mondays was 190 on November 23, 212 on November 16, 185 on November 9, 129 on November 2, and 103 on October 26.

The lowest increase on a Monday was two deaths on August 17, while the highest was 697 on April 13, as the UK was going through the initial peak of the pandemic.

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NHS England announced 183 more deaths, bringing the total number of hospital deaths in England to 40,588.

The latest victims were between 52 and 95 years old. All but three (aged 84 to 93) had known underlying health problems.

By region, there were 57 deaths in the North East and Yorkshire, 55 in the Midlands, 19 in the North West, 16 in the South East, 13 in London, 12 in the South West and 11 in the East.

Research from Imperial College London suggests that coronavirus infections have dropped by almost a third in England during the second national lockdown.

Regionally, research suggests that infections were cut by more than half in the Northwest and Northeast, and also in Yorkshire and the Humber. But the prevalence remained high in the East Midlands and West Midlands.

Downing Street has refused to rule out the possibility of imposing a third national blockade on England.

When asked about the possibility, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “The whole purpose of the regionalized tiered approach and the rationale behind placing places on individual tiers is to build on the progress that has already been made in terms of reducing virus transmission, that is why we have introduced the approach. “

Pressed again to rule out that a new national lockdown could be introduced, he said: “You have seen the statistics this morning showing that Covid cases have decreased and we have seen the R rate fall in the previous weeks.

“We want to continue to see that trend, we want to continue to see the decrease in the rate of transmission of the virus and that is the purpose of the tiered approach.”

The death toll in Northern Ireland increased by 10 to 996.

Scotland had three coronavirus deaths and 369 positive cases in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon announced.

The death toll according to this measure, of people who tested positive for the virus for the first time in the previous 28 days, is now 3,275.

Speaking at the Scottish government’s coronavirus briefing, the prime minister said the daily test positivity rate is 6.1%, up from 5.2% on Sunday.

Sturgeon said there had been a “technical problem” with the reporting systems overnight, meaning that the reported figures may be “slightly lower” than expected.

A total of 95,058 people tested positive in Scotland, up from 94,689 the day before.

Of the new cases, 133 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 49 in Lanarkshire and 48 in Lothian.

There are 1,041 people in the hospital confirmed with the virus, a drop of eight in 24 hours.

Of these patients, 75 are in intensive care, in one.

In Wales, the death toll rose from three to 2,540.

Pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes in Wales will be forced to stop selling alcohol and close at 6pm in a new round of restrictions starting on the Friday night before Christmas, Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said.

The new regulations that go into effect at 6 p.m. on December 4 will also see movie theaters, bowling alleys and other indoor entertainment venues forced to close their doors until they are reviewed on December 17.

The announcement comes just three weeks after the end of the 17-day shutdown of the Wales firewall and amid another spike in coronavirus cases, particularly among those under 25 in 17 of the country’s 22 local authorities.

Drakeford defended blocking firewalls, but said new restrictions should be placed on the hotel industry as numbers have risen faster than “anticipated or expected.”

“I don’t think we made the wrong decision regarding the blockade itself,” he told reporters.

Meanwhile, the minister responsible for launching the coronavirus vaccines has said the hits will not be mandatory.

Health Minister Nadhim Zahawi told BBC Radio 4’s World at One: “I think it is right for me to volunteer.

“People have to be able to decide for themselves whether they want to get vaccinated or not.

“But I think the very strong message that they will see is that this is how we give back to the whole country, and it is good for their family, it is good for their community, it is good for their country to be vaccinated.

“And ultimately, people will have to make a decision.”

When asked if people who get the Covid-19 puncture will receive some kind of “immunity passport” to show that they have been vaccinated, Zahawi said: “We are looking at the technology.”