Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 28% in week to 4,052 while deaths halve to 43 – as UK hands out 270,000 second doses with top-ups outnumbering first jabs Britain confirmed a further 4,052 cases of the virus and another 43 fatalities – down 56 per cent in a week Dr Yvonne Doyle from Public … Read more
Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the United States, fueling fears of a fourth wave as officials urge Americans to keep following public health measures. On Monday, the U.S. recorded 69,417 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 66,159, the highest figure in about a month. In the last week alone, the average number … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases have dropped 13 per cent in a week with 4,654 more infections today, official figures have revealed. Deaths have risen slightly to 23 — up from 17 last Monday. But the Department of Health’s official fatality toll relies on registrations, meaning day-to-day counts can fluctuate. Experts would be baffled by any … Read more
Brisbane has been plunged into a three-day lockdown just days ahead of the Easter weekend after four new local coronavirus cases were found amid an outbreak of the highly-contagious UK variant. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said six other cases were found in hotel quarantine. Three of the new cases are close contacts of existing or historical cases but … Read more
Police forces recorded speeding at almost 100mph above the limit as some foolhardy drivers took advantage of empty lockdown roads, new research has revealed. Speeding was reached 163mph on UK motorways in 2020, with offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police on the M1 and by Humberside Police on the M62, according to new Freedom of … Read more
One in five criminal cases heading for crown courts are waiting for more than a year as backlog soars during Covid pandemic, new figures show Around 18 per cent of criminal cases had been outstanding for a year or more This figure is three times as high as it was for the same period at … Read more
Covid cases are ONLY going up in children: Official data shows slight uptick in infections in youngsters… but only because of mass testing drive to reopen schools EXCLUSIVE: Schools opening has not yet resulted in more adults being infected, according to experts Millions of Covid lateral flow rapid tests have been carried out since schools … Read more
Covid cases in England fell by 6% last week despite 400,000 extra tests being carried out, Test and Trace data reveals Coronavirus testing in England surged by 7% last week as millions of children were swabbed at school Covid cases continued to plummet for the tenth week in a row to the lowest seen since … Read more
Rapid coronavirus tests may miss four in 10 asymptomatic people, a major review has concluded. Researchers who analysed 64 studies of the effectiveness of lateral flow kits found they failed to detect 42 per cent of cases who didn’t show signs of illness. The gold-standard Cochrane review found the tests, which give results in as … Read more
Daily Covid cases fall 3% week-on-week to 5,605 while deaths plunge 30% to 98 – with a record 170,000 second vaccine doses dished out By Sam Blanchard Deputy Health Editor Published: 17:26 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 17:26 GMT, 24 March 2021 The UK confirmed another 5,605 coronavirus cases today along with 98 deaths, … Read more