No weekend update from the UK government dashboard any longer. They don’t just ignore the science over COVID-19, they now also pretend there is nothing to see.
First published in February 2022.
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From the week of 21 February 2022, the UK Health Security Agency has stopped publishing dashboard updates at weekends. The dashboard will be updated as usual from Monday to Friday. Daily cases and deaths by report date published on Mondays will include figures from the weekend. These will not be separated out to show daily figures for Saturday and Sunday.

(Source: UK Health Security Agency)
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ENGLAND
Now:
- You are not legally required to self-isolate if you test positive for COVID-19. Stay at home if you can and avoid contact with other people.
- You do not have to take daily tests nor are legally required to self-isolate following contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
- The Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme ends. If you were told to self-isolate before 24 February you can still make a claim up to 6 April.
- The government has published its plan for living with COVID-19.
- Staff and students in most education and childcare settings no longer need to test twice a week.
- If you are fully vaccinated you no longer need to take a COVID-19 test either before or after arrival in the UK. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
- If you are not fully vaccinated you need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before day 2 after you arrive in the UK. You do not need to quarantine unless the result of the PCR test is positive. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
WALES
From 28 February:
- Face coverings will no longer be a legal requirement except in shops, health and care settings, and on public transport.
Now:
- You no longer are legally required to show your NHS COVID Pass at venues and events.
- If you’re fully vaccinated you no longer need to take a COVID-19 test either before or after arrival in the UK. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
- If you are not fully vaccinated you need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before day 2 after you arrive in the UK. You do not need to quarantine unless the result of the PCR test is positive. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
SCOTLAND
From 21 March:
- Most legal COVID-19 restrictions, including on wearing face coverings, end. For more information on plans to ease restrictions and manage and recover from the pandemic, read ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): staying safe and protecting others’ on gov.scot
Now:
- If you’re fully vaccinated you no longer need to take a COVID-19 test either before or after arrival in Scotland. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
- If you are not fully vaccinated you need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before day 2 after you arrive in Scotland. You do not need to quarantine unless the result of the PCR test is positive. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Now:
- You’re no longer legally required to wear face coverings in public places and there is no limit on the number of people who can meet indoors in private homes. You’re no longer legally required to show your COVID-19 certificate at nightclubs and large indoor events.
- If you’re fully vaccinated you no longer need to take a COVID-19 test either before or after arrival in the UK. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
- If you are not fully vaccinated you need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before day 2 after you arrive in the UK. You do not need to quarantine unless the result of the PCR test is positive. You still need to complete a passenger locator form.
(Source: Gov.uk)
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■ 🧬 COG-UK sequencing
According to the latest sequencing dated 27-Feb, the Omicron variant’s second-generation sub-lineage BA.1.1 (which is also growing faster than BA.1 globally) has now overcome the original Omicron variant in the UK.
The sub-lineage BA.2 is also on its way up while BA.1 is fading rapidly.
We must remain vigilant as other Omicron variants are already circulating in various countries.
(Source: COG-UK)
■ 🧬 UKHSA genomically confirmed case numbers
(Source: UK Health Security Agency)
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📈 UK COVID-19 data
■ 🧮 Case & Death Totals
🦠 18,804,765 positive cases so far to date (recorded) – Since the first case was reported at the end of January 2020
🕯️ 161,224 deaths so far – Number recorded within 28 days of first positive test result - since the first reported death on 6 March 2020.
🕯️ 182,609 total deaths – Total number of people whose death certificate mentioned Covid-19 as one of the causes – Registered up to Friday 11 February 2022
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(Source: UK Health Security Agency + Public Health Wales
+ Public Health Scotland + HSC NI + ONS)
Note: Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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Total UK population: 67,081,234 (last year: 66,796,800), via ONS (subject to changes in population over the year). These figures were updated on 25 June 2021. (Source: ONS)
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🧩 Long COVID UK
🚨 1.33 million people currently live with long COVID in the UK
🚨 2.1% of the UK population currently live with long COVID
🚨 Long COVID symptoms adversely affect the day-to-day activities of 836,000 people (63% of long COVID sufferers)
🚨 Most common symptoms: Fatigue (50%), shortness of breath (37%), loss of smell (37%) and loss of taste (28%)
(Source: ONS)
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■ Total Cases & Total Deaths
■ Estimated ®️ Number
(Sources: UK Health Security Agency + Welsh Government
+ Scottish Government + N-I Ministry of Health)
■ Population Testing Positive for COVID-19
The percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 decreased in England in the week ending 23 February 2022. Trends were uncertain in Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Scotland infections increased in the most recent week.
(Source: ONS)
■ Number of contact tracing alerts sent (England & Wales)
(Source: NHS)
■ Stringency Index
(Source: University of Oxford)

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📚 Data Sources:
- Daily summary: Coronavirus in the UK | UK Government
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) NHS Advice | PMP Magazine
- Variants: distribution of cases data | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Vaccination Data | UK Government
- What’s new | UK Government
Notes:
- UK data will not necessarily fully reflect the numbers in specific measures, e.g., where there are data issues, delays due to IT issues, or issues with reporting arrangements for the four nations. It is important therefore to note the specific reporting cycles of UK Covid-19 data when looking at how data are presented. Seven-day rolling averages are often used to help ‘smooth’ the various reporting cycles across different nations; nevertheless, care is needed when seeking to gain an accurate picture of the situation at any time. The deaths’ data used in the charts below relate to deaths ‘attributed to COVID-19 – each following a reported positive test result for COVID-19 within 28 days of their death’.
- Further detail can be found at the UK Health Security Agency.
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- Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 27 February 2022. | The authors write in a personal capacity.
- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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