About two-thirds of all U.S. coronavirus cases identified over the past three months may be linked to the variant first identified in the UK, a new study suggests. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But … Read more
At least twice as many people in the U.S. may have developed antibodies against the novel coronavirus than official numbers suggest, according to a new study. Researchers looked at results of tests that determine if someone has been infected and if their body has produced immune cells that can protect them from being reinfected. Results, … Read more
Covid symptom-tracker app estimates UK cases have levelled off at 9,500 a day and are no longer shrinking – but expert behind study says No10 is still on track to lift restrictions ‘SOONER rather than later’ because UK is in ‘similar position’ to last May ZOE Symptom Study estimated there were 9,545 daily infections, a … Read more
Coronavirus cases have plunged by nearly 50 per cent in a fortnight in England, official data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed 481,300 people in the nation were suffering from a Covid-19 infection in the week to February 12, the equivalent of 1 in 115 people. This was 30 per cent below … Read more
Coronavirus cases have plunged by nearly 50 per cent in a fortnight in England, official data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed 481,300 people in the nation were suffering from a Covid-19 infection in the week to February 12, the equivalent of 1 in 115 people. This was 30 per cent below … Read more
More than 100,000 people are likely to die from non-coronavirus causes because of the pandemic, according to an official government estimate. By the end of next month the chaos in hospitals and care homes will have led to 46,000 avoidable deaths, Department of Health research has suggested. Cancellations to routine operations may cause 18,000 excess … Read more
More than 100,000 people are likely to die from non-coronavirus causes because of the pandemic, according to an official government estimate. By the end of next month the chaos in hospitals and care homes will have led to 46,000 avoidable deaths, Department of Health research has suggested. Cancellations to routine operations may cause 18,000 excess … Read more
More signs that Britain may have passed the worst of the second wave emerged today as Covid deaths in London appear to have started falling. And the symptom-tracking Covid Symptom Study estimates that the number of people developing Covid-19 has halved in a fortnight, now to 34,000 a day from 70,000 on January 8. Numbers … Read more
More proof Britain’s Covid crisis is on the way out? Government’s own data shows deaths in London began falling LAST WEEK as symptom-tracking app claims daily cases have HALVED in a fortnight Public Health England’s daily data shows the average number of deaths has fallen four days in a row in London The Covid Symptom Study … Read more
Almost 70,000 people are developing coronavirus symptoms every day in the UK, researchers warn. The team behind the ZOE Covid Symptom Study app, carried out with King’s College London, say the number of people reporting symptoms each day is up 27 per cent in a week from 55,226 to 69,958. It comes after the Office … Read more