Israel reports that coronavirus deaths and cases are continuing to fall even after restrictions being eased as the country unlocks following its world-leading vaccination drive. Around 60% of Israel’s adult population has had their first Covid jab and the country’s R rate is now at 0.68, below the 0.8 threshold which signifies the pandemic is … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 3% week-on-week to 5,758 – while deaths plunge by a quarter to 141 By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:36 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 16:37 GMT, 17 March 2021 Advertisement Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have fallen by three per cent week-on-week – even though they … Read more
The UK today recorded a small increase in coronavirus cases compared to last week after a huge testing spike following the reopening of England’s schools. Department of Health figures show there were 6,753 positive tests in the past 24 hours — up 2.7 per cent on last Thursday’s figures. Officials are carrying out a record … Read more
Crown court backlog hits its highest level in a year with 56,544 outstanding criminal cases after delays caused by pandemic Backlog of crown and magistrate court cases rises to 441,791 by end of January Outstanding crown cases have risen by more than 16,000 compared to last year Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says backlog may not … Read more
Not a single coronavirus case has been reported on the Isles of Scilly during the UK’s second wave and nobody has ever died of Covid there, official records show. The virus-free island off the coast of Cornwall has been kept under the same lockdown rules as the rest of England during that time, but official … Read more
Covid cases go UP by 2.7% week-on-week to 6,753 after huge spike in testing – while deaths continue to plummet in 25% fall to 181 By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:19 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 16:19 GMT, 11 March 2021 Advertisement The UK today recorded a small increase in … Read more
PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and spots ANOTHER mutant strain ‘from Antigua’ in the South East By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:44 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 11 March 2021 Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have … Read more
Two highly infectious coronavirus variants now make up more than half of new cases in New York City. At a press conference on Wednesday, health officials revealed that the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, and the homegrown New York City variant, B.1.526, now account for 51 percent of infections. The city’s pandemic response lab found B.1.526 … Read more
U.S. COVID vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS the number of cases the country has recorded during the pandemic: Johns Hopkins expert says CDC advice that does NOT let grandparents travel is ‘too restrictive’ More than 31 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 That is more than the 29 million Americans who have … Read more
There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318 Another new coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK which has a mutation that may help it escape immunity. There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318, Public Health England … Read more