UK, Cases, 307,252 or 2, 800, 000
Deaths, 46,295
Case fatality rate = 15%
Infection fatality rate = 1.65%
Deaths with positive test result
46,210
Death certificates with COVID-19
55,763
IFR, 1.99%
Excess deaths for the time period
63, 957
IFR, 2.28%
ONS
R = 0.8 – 0.9 (SAGE, 31st July)
20th to 26th July
Slight increase in the number in England testing positive in recent weeks
Based on nose and throat swabs
35,700 people in the community in England had COVID-19 (0.07% of the community population)
New infections also increased
An estimated 4,200 new cases of COVID-19 per day in England.
New cases, 2,110 (Tracker app)
26 April and 26 July 2020
1 in 16 people (6.2%) who provided blood samples tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies
This equates to 2.8 million people in England
These numbers exclude people in hospitals and care homes
Week ending 17th July 2020 (Week 29) England and Wales
Deaths involving COVID-19 = 295 (3.3% of all deaths in that week)
22nd to 26th July 2020
65% of adults in Great Britain worried about the effect of (COVID-19) on their life
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