The Zoe COVID Studyโs positive symptomatic case estimate is increasing again with 119,953 cases. Its 7-day estimate shows 861,893 cases in a week. On average, it is estimated that 123,128 people are still infected every day in the UK.
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UKHSA Latest Data โ ENGLAND ONLY
- 537 deaths in England [within 28 days of first positive test result for COVID-19] were reported in the last 7 days.
- 41,039 new coronavirus infections in the last 7 days according to the latest England data report - the actual number England-wide is potentially significantly higher, always worth checking out the data provided by the ONS and by the Kingโs College team in the accompanying tables.
- 220,400 coronavirus infections have been reported across England in the last 28 days according to data in the latest England data report.
- The number of deaths in England in the past week equates on average to around 77 deaths each of the past 7 days. If this was to be the โnew normalโ for daily deaths caused by COVID-19, then annually this would equate to around 28,001 deaths across England.
- Meanwhile, a total of 3,573 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported across England in the last 28 days.
- 463 COVID-19 hospital admissions in England occurred on 22 May 2022.
- 4,639 patients suffering from COVID-19 are currently occupying hospital beds in England โ reported as of 24 May 2022.
- 142 COVID-19 patients are occupying mechanical ventilation beds in England - according to the data reported on 24 May 2022.
- All three of these healthcare measures remain a concern for our under-pressure NHS.
SO FAR:
- 845 days since the first infection due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported in Britain (31 January 2020)
- 809 days since the first reported death in Britain (6 March 2020). Coronavirus has now been responsible for infecting around 18.7 million people in England (according to the official reported positive cases data)
Zoe Study UK Latest Estimates
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 24h: 119,953 โ๏ธ
โซ 7d: 861,893
โซ 28d: 3,557,242
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 123,128 per day
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 1,690,823
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ-๐๐ฎ๐ป-๐ฎ๐ฎ
โซ 28,537,714

(Source: UK Health Security Agency)
latest guidance
โ UK Governmentโs List of symptoms of COVID-19
After two years without updating its list of just three symptoms of COVID-19 (a high temperature, a new continuous cough and a loss or change to the sense of smell or taste), the NHS has finally updated its list of symptoms of COVID:
๐ฉ Shortness of breath
๐ฅฑ Feeling tired or exhausted
๐ค An aching body
๐คฏ A headache
๐ค A sore throat
๐คง A blocked or runny nose
๐ Loss of appetite
๐ฅด Diarrhoea
๐คฎ Feeling sick or being sick





(Source: Gov.uk)
latest news
- UK deaths involving COVID-19 fall โ ONS
The number of deaths in the UK involving COVID-19 fell to 795 in the week ending 13 May 2022 (43 less than the previous week).
There were 13,591 total deaths registered in the most recent week, which was 21.4% (2,397 excess deaths) above the five-year average.
Of the 12,048 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 13 May 2022, 719 (6.0%) mentioned "novel coronavirus". Of these 719 deaths, 62.6% (450 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death. This is down from 64.5% the week before.
The total number of deaths in England and Wales was 38.0% (947 excess deaths) above the five-year average in private homes , and 19.3% (390 deaths) above in care homes. This weekโs figure was 17.0% (775 deaths) above the five-year average in hospitals, and 12.5% (96 deaths) above in other settings.
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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)
long covid
๐งฉ Long COVID UK
๐จ 1.8 million people currently live with long COVID in the UK
๐จ 2.8% of the UK population currently live with long COVID
๐จ 1 in 36 people in the UK has long COVID
๐จ Long COVID symptoms adversely affect the day-to-day activities of 1.2 million people (67% of long COVID sufferers)
๐จ Of those, 346,000 people (19%) are โlimited a lotโ
๐จ 556,000 (31%) first had COVID-19 before Alpha became the main variant; 249,000 (14%) in the Alpha period, 446,000 (25%) in the Delta period, and 438,000 (24%) in the Omicron period.
๐จ Most common symptoms of long COVID:
โซ fatigue (51%)
โซ shortness of breath (33%)
โซ loss of smell (26%)
โซ difficulty concentrating (23%)
๐จ Prevalence of long COVID is greatest in people:
โซ aged 35-49 years
โซ females
โซ living in more deprived areas
โซ working in social care, teaching, education or health care
โซ with another activity-limiting health condition or disability
(Source: ONS)
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additional data
โ Weekly New Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 (per million)
โ Cumulative number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK
(Source: ONS)
(Sources: UK Health Security Agency + Welsh Government
+ Scottish Government + N-I Ministry of Health)
โ Population Testing Positive for COVID-19
(Source: ONS)
โ Number of contact tracing alerts sent (England & Wales)
(Source: NHS)
(Source: University of Oxford)
data sources
๐ 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
- Whatโs new | UK Government
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๐๏ธ Sources: @CovidGenomicsUK | @UKHSA | @ONS
๐งฎ Special thanks: @JoePajak | #NHS | NHS staff

โ AUTHORS โ
โซ Dr Joe Pajak, PhD in physical chemistry: exploring the data, governor of an NHS FT hospital.
โซ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.
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- Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 24 May 2022. | The authors write in a personal capacity.
- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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