How many confirmed cases are there in your area?

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There have been almost 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and greater than 44,000 individuals have died, authorities figures present.

These numbers solely embody individuals who have been examined, and the overall variety of deaths referring to coronavirus is prone to be greater.

New cases decline – however concern over hotspots

Across the nation, the variety of newly confirmed cases every day has been falling since a peak in April.

But the virus is spreading extra rapidly in some areas than others, inflicting localised hotspots.

Merthyr Tydfil noticed the best fee in the UK, with 177 out of each 100,000 individuals testing constructive in the week to 30 June. The spike is attributed to an outbreak at an area meat processing plant.

The authorities introduced it was re-imposing lockdown measures in Leicester on Monday, after a bounce in cases final week. New figures launched on Thursday present Leicester nonetheless had the best an infection fee in England – with 141 cases per 100,000 individuals in the week to 28 June.

A full record of an infection charges for native areas is on the backside of the web page.

Until not too long ago, the one figures out there to native authorities have been the outcomes of hospital testing. However, extra testing is now going down in the broader neighborhood.

The Department of Health says a data-sharing settlement has now been reached with native authorities, which can give them entry to the variety of individuals testing constructive in the neighborhood in their space.

It ought to imply that new hotspots could be rapidly recognized and measures taken to limit the unfold of the illness.

The chart beneath reveals how the expansion in neighborhood testing (pale blue) has turn out to be extra vital as constructive hospital take a look at outcomes (darkish blue) have declined.

Find out how the pandemic has affected your space and the way it compares with the nationwide common:

Public Health England figures on coronavirus cases embody individuals examined in hospitals and healthcare employees. Figures for the remainder of the UK additionally embody individuals in the broader inhabitants.

On 2 July, information on assessments in the neighborhood have been added to the variety of cases for English native authorities inflicting the numbers to leap sharply.

Figures launched by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) present the variety of deaths from all causes registered in a single week has fallen beneath the five-year common for the primary time since mid-March.

The new coronavirus, which causes the illness Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK on the finish of January, however the variety of every day confirmed cases and associated deaths solely started to extend considerably by the second half of March.

Death fee ‘again to regular’ in UK

Lockdown restrictions got here into pressure throughout the UK on the finish of that month. The variety of new cases got here to a peak mid-April and have been falling steadily since.

The variety of deaths on account of the virus could be measured in 3 ways. The authorities’s every day announcement counts deaths with a constructive take a look at outcome.

But the ONS additionally counts demise certificates mentioning the virus. This measure suggests there had been virtually 54,000 deaths by 19 June.

When taking a look at deaths over and above the anticipated quantity for this time of yr – the third method of measuring – the coronavirus demise toll rises to greater than 65,000 by the identical date.

Some of those deaths are prone to embody individuals with undiagnosed coronavirus or those that died as an oblique results of the pandemic.

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Coronavirus accounted for about 8% of all deaths in the UK in the week to 19 June, based on demise registration information – a drop from 11% the earlier week.

In the week to 17 April, when deaths from the virus reached their peak, this determine was slightly below 40%.

Stall in downward pattern of every day deaths

Government-announced deaths from coronavirus peaked mid-April and have been steadily falling since, although the downward pattern appears to have slowed in current days.

On Friday, the federal government introduced an additional 137 deaths in the UK.

The UK has the best official demise toll in Europe and the third highest in the world, after the US and Brazil.

The authorities has argued it’s too quickly to make definitive worldwide comparisons however, because the impression of the primary wave turns into clear in many nations, evaluation is starting to counsel the UK has been the toughest hit of the main G7 nations.

The majority of the UK’s deaths have been in England, with about 39,000 to date – round 90% of the overall for the UK.

Scotland reported one demise on Friday, taking the general demise toll to 2,488. Data on demise registrations from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) suggests there had been 4,155 deaths by 28 June.

The NRS says the variety of individuals dying in Scotland in the week to 28 June was barely beneath the five-year common, representing a return to regular ranges for the primary time because the pandemic started.

Wales has recorded 1,525 deaths and Northern Ireland 554.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Key figures and traits
What do the stats inform us in Wales?

What is the R quantity in the UK?

The “R number” is the common variety of individuals an contaminated particular person will go the illness on to.

If R is beneath one, then the variety of individuals contracting the illness will fall; whether it is above one, the quantity will develop.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, generally known as Sage, believes the R quantity throughout the entire of the UK is presently between 0.7 and 0.9.

The authorities says England itself can also be between 0.7 and 0.9, however highest in London the place it’s between 0.Eight and 1.1.

The estimate for Scotland is between 0.6 and 0.8. In Northern Ireland, it’s between 0.three and 0.8, whereas it’s between 0.7 and 1.0 in Wales.

The authorities has mentioned that the R quantity is without doubt one of the most necessary elements in deciding when lockdown measures could be eased.

Testing now out there to extra individuals

The UK exceeded its goal to extend testing capability to 200,000 a day by the top of May.

However, the UK Statistics Authority has criticised how the info has been offered, saying the intention seemed to be to point out “the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding”.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has mentioned he would take a look at methods the knowledge could possibly be “improved”.

The authorities introduced there have been 205,673 assessments processed or posted in the 24 hours to 09:00 on Friday. This determine doesn’t characterize the variety of individuals examined, as some are examined greater than as soon as.

At least two million individuals have been examined for coronavirus in the UK – however the authorities has been unable to supply an up to date determine for the overall variety of individuals examined since 22 May.

Why we do not know the way many individuals are being examined
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Who is most in danger from coronavirus?

Most recorded coronavirus deaths have been among the many aged, with NHS England figures displaying greater than half of deaths have been amongst individuals aged over 80.

The illness seems to disproportionally have an effect on males in their 50s and 60s, and the demise fee for males outstrips girls throughout all age ranges.

People with underlying well being circumstances are additionally at better danger no matter age.

Research by Public Health England (PHE) has additionally discovered that folks from ethnic minorities have a a lot greater danger of dying from coronavirus than individuals of white British ethnicity. But it’s nonetheless not clear whay – the examine didn’t take note of occupations or weight problems, which are additionally identified to be excessive danger elements.

Another examine discovered that South Asian individuals have been the more than likely to die from coronavirus after being admitted to hospital. It is the one ethnic group to have a raised danger of demise in hospital, which researchers consider is partly because of excessive ranges of diabetes.

The most disadvantaged components of England and Wales have been hit twice as laborious by coronavirus as wealthier areas, according to the ONS.