Thread by @LawrenceGilder

UK #DailyCovidUpdate | 29th Dec 2021

Cases:
- Total: 12,559,926 (+183,037) [avg. 130,674.71]

Deaths:
- 28d: 148,089 (+57) [avg. 73.71]
- 60d: 170,076 (+64) [avg. 89.71]

Vaccines:
- 1st: 51,705,406 (+23,859)
- 2nd: 47,324,308 (+29,534)
- 3rd: 33,091,891 (+325,087)

NOTES [1]: Today's case and death data include a 5-day catchup for Northern Ireland, meaning figures may potentially be inflated in the weekly comparison. We are unable to separate these figures into their individual days.

NOTES [2]: Deaths reported today have been affected by a reporting lag due to the festive period. They should be taken with caution, especially regarding weekly comparisons or averages.

NOTES [3]: We have updated Scotland's case and death data for the period 25th December-28th December, these were not included in today's daily totals.

NOTES [4]: In Scotland; On the 25th of December, 8,252 cases and 10 deaths were reported. On the 26th of December, 11,030 cases were reported. On the 27th of December, 10,562 cases were reported. On the 28th of December, 9,360 cases and 1 death were reported.

NOTES [5]: We have updated vaccination figures for the period 25th December-27th December, these were not included in today's daily totals.

NOTES [6]: The UK figures now stand at:
(25th) 955 first, 917 second and 10,480 booster doses.
(26th) 1,935 first, 2,084 second and 22,983 booster doses.
(27th) 18,191 first, 23,706 second and 273,485 booster doses.

#DailyCovidUpdate | Omicron Cases [29 Dec 2021]

32,923 new Omicron cases were reported today, for a total of 210,122 in the UK.

181,547 are in England (+22,343)
11,966 are in N. Ireland (+1,508)
9,240 are in Scotland (+3,088)
7,369 are in Wales (+5,984)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Admissions by Nation [29 Dec 2021]

[Latest Data: Dec 21st]

On Dec 21st, there was a total of 1,213 admissions, compared to 927 a week previous.

1,098 were from England (815)
61 were from Scotland (56)
22 were from N. Ireland (23)
32 were from Wales (33)

NOTE: We are currently delayed due to the lack of reporting from Scotland and Wales. England admissions continue to rise. (27th Dec is at 1,751)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Deaths by Date of Occurrence [29th December 2021]

57 deaths were reported today within a 28-day cutoff.
The 7-day average is 98.43

The current peak of this wave is 191 (28th Oct 2021)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Cases by Specimen [29th December 2021]

183,037 positive cases were reported today.
The 7-day average is 113,907.14

⚠️The NEW peak of this pandemic is 145,726. (previously 135,339) (22nd Dec 2021)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Vaccines [29th December 2021]

- 1st: 51,705,406 (+23,859) {77.08%} [avg. 18,232]
- 2nd: 47,324,308 (+29,534) {70.55%} [avg. 23,916]
- 3rd: 33,091,891 (+325,087) {49.33%} [avg. 321,000]

#DailyCovidUpdate | Age Distribution of English Cases [29-12-21]

0-9: 5.23% (7170)
10-19: 10.26% (14078)
20-29: 21.16% (29021)
30-39: 20.89% (28655)
40-49: 16.42% (22515)
50-59: 13.53% (18564)
60-69: 7.29% (10001)
70-79: 3.70% (5073)
80-89: 1.22% (1677)
90+: 0.29% (402)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Age Distribution of English Deaths [29th December 2021]

[n=40] [Latest Data: Dec 24th]

0-9: 0% (0)
10-19: 0% (0)
20-29: 0% (0)
30-39: 2.50% (1)
40-49: 0% (0)
50-59: 12.50% (5)
60-69: 15.00% (6)
70-79: 27.50% (11)
80-89: 35.00% (14)
90+: 7.50% (3)

#DailyCovidUpdate | Age Distribution of English Vaccination Uptake [29th December 2021]

The full live dataset can be found here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…