Coronavirus UK: Covid cases are falling again after flat February, study finds

Coronavirus cases are coming down again in the UK after flattening off in February, the country’s top symptom-tracking study claims. The Covid Symptom Study, run by ZOE and King’s College London, today estimated that there are now 8,111 people developing Covid symptoms every day. Down 15 per cent from the 9,500 last week, the update … Read more

Car registrations down 36% in February to lowest level in 62 YEARS

Registrations of new cars have dropped to the lowest level in February for 62 years, industry figures have confirmed this morning. A total of just 51,312 new models were purchased last month, which is the fewest since 1959 – the year the original Mini went on sale. The month marked a 36 per cent year-on-year … Read more

Car registrations down 36% in February to lowest level in 62 YEARS

Registrations of new cars have dropped to the lowest level in February for 62 years, industry figures have confirmed this morning. A total of just 51,312 new models were purchased last month, which is the fewest since 1959 – the year the original Mini went on sale. The month marked a 36 per cent year-on-year … Read more

Coronavirus infections in England plummet by 60% in January and February, study finds

Coronavirus infection rates have plummeted by more than two thirds since January, new figures show in proof that lockdown is working even against the fast-spreading Kent variant of the virus. The country’s largest surveillance testing study yesterday found just one in 196 people in England were infected with the virus during the first half of … Read more

Coronavirus infections in England plummet by 60% in January and February, study finds

Coronavirus infection rates have plummeted by more than two thirds since January, new figures show in proof that lockdown is working even against the fast-spreading Kent variant of the virus. The country’s largest surveillance testing study yesterday found just one in 196 people in England were infected with the virus during the first half of … Read more

Weekly Covid deaths dropped for the first time since CHRISTMAS at the start of February

Coronavirus deaths fell for the first time since Christmas at the start of this month, official figures revealed today.  Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 7,320 victims had Covid-19 mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the week ending February 5.  This marked a 13 per cent drop from the previous week, … Read more

One in FIVE people in England tested positive for Covid antibodies at the start of February

Nearly one in five adults in England – the equivalent of 8.3million people – had Covid antibodies at the beginning of February, a major surveillance study revealed today. The Office for National Statistics report looked at blood samples taken from 30,000 over-16s across the country and found 18.5 per cent tested positive for antibodies by … Read more

One in FIVE people in England tested positive for Covid antibodies at the start of February

Nearly one in five adults in England – the equivalent of 8.3million people – had coronavirus antibodies at the beginning of February, a major surveillance study revealed today. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) took blood samples from 30,000 over-16s across the country and found 18.5 per cent tested positive for antibodies by February 1, up … Read more

Weekly Covid deaths dropped for the first time since CHRISTMAS at the start of February

Coronavirus deaths fell for the first time since Christmas at the start of this month, official figures reveal, as brutal lockdown measures drove down infections with the virus. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 7,320 deaths had Covid-19 mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days to February 5.  … Read more

Only four areas saw a spike in Covid infection rates during first week of February, figures reveal

All but four areas in England saw coronavirus infection rates fall during the first week of February, official figures revealed today in yet more evidence the second wave is firmly in retreat.   Public Health England’s weekly surveillance report found 144 out of 149 local authorities (97 per cent) recorded a drop in the weekly rate … Read more