Britain’s winter Covid wave continues to shrink: Cases fall by a third in a week with 13,013 infections and deaths drop by a quarter with 1,001 more victims
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The UK today announced 13,013 more coronavirus cases and 1,001 deaths, as the winter wave continues to be brought under control during lockdown.
Today’s infections are down by a third on last Wednesday’s figure, while fatalities have shrunk by a quarter compared to the toll a week ago.
The number of Covid patients in hospital has also fallen by more than a fifth in a week, with nearly just over 26,000 beds now taken up by Covid sufferers compared to almost 40,000 at the peak last month.
With all the key metrics now pointing towards a quickly shrinking epidemic, pressure is ramping up on the Government to start dropping the most brutal lockdown curbs.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to lay out a ‘route map’ out of the national shutdown on February 22, with schools expected to be the first to go back sometime after March 8.
Department of Health officials also revealed another 415,000 vaccines had been administered on Tuesday, with more than 13million Brits having now received their first dose.
With five days still to go, Britain is now cruising towards the Government’s target of injecting the 15million most vulnerable by February 15.
