UK Confirmed COVID-19 Case Spike

The United Kingdom's government dashboard revealed today COVID-19 cases reached a 3-month high of 49,156 patients.

This data reflects a 16.2% increase in COVID-19 cases from the previous week.

This interactive map shows a 7-day case rate per 100,000 people in the U.K.

And SARS-CoV-2 virus variants of concern continue to shift ratios.

Dr. William Welfare, Incident Director at the U.K. Health Security Agency stated on October 14, 2021, 'Case rates of COVID-19 remain high across the country and have been slowly rising.'

'As winter approaches, help protect yourself against COVID-19 and flu by washing your hands regularly and wearing a mask in crowded places.'

'When meeting people inside, open windows and doors to ventilate the room.'

'If you are offered a vaccine for either COVID-19 or flu, please take it. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, get a PCR test.'

About 79% of people in the U.K. over 12 years of age have received two or more COVID-19 vaccine doses as of October 18, 2021. This data compares with the U.S., where the U.S. CDC confirmed 57% of the population is fully vaccinated with two doses.

: data up to 13 October 2021