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Daily Covid deaths hit a six-week low in the UK at 333
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Matt Hancock today claimed Britain is 'turning a corner in our battle against coronavirus' as daily deaths plunged to a six-week low and cases continued to fall.
Department of Health figures show another 333 Covid victims were recorded today, the lowest 24-hour toll since December 27 and a drop of 18 per cent on the 406 last Monday.
Another 14,104 infections were also added to the official tally. The daily figure has dropped by a quarter week-on-week, with today's number lower than at any time since December 8. Analysis shows infection rates are lower than at any time since before Christmas in all four nations of the UK.
Despite revealing the second wave was shrinking, the Health Secretary warned the number of infected patients in hospital and daily deaths were both still 'far too high'. Almost 30,000 NHS hospital beds are currently taken up by Covid patients — 50 per cent higher than the worst days of the first wave last spring but down from 40,000 at the peak of the second wave in January.
Praising the success of lockdown in tonight's Downing Street press conference, he said: 'We are turning a corner in our battle against coronavirus, the vaccine rollout is going well, and if you are aged 70 or over and haven't been contacted yet please get in touch now.
'And all the time we must be vigilant and do what it takes to tackle any new variants that arise. For now, viewslot the most important thing that you can do is get the jab when the time comes, stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.'
While the big picture shows infections are falling in most parts of the country, the decline is slow and positive tests were still rising in 17 areas in the week ending February 3. One of those areas was Rutland in the Midlands, where new infections more than doubled from 180 per 100,000 people to 386.
And in another glimmer of hope that Britain could be freed from lockdown restrictions within weeks, another 278,988 people got their first dose of a vaccine yesterday. Despite being one of the slowest days of the rollout so far, it means 12.3million Britons have now been immunised.
It comes after Boris Johnson today refused to rule out longer restrictions if the mutated strain - which Oxford University said could worsen how well its vaccine works - can't be kept under control in Britain. An alarming study found the British-made jab had 'minimal effect' in preventing mild disease caused by the strain.
Mr Hancock also said today that all over-70s in England who haven't yet had a Covid vaccine should book their own online. He claimed take-up of the vaccines has so far been 'significantly better than we hoped for' but said No10 would do everything it could to ensure everyone gets jabbed.
Matt Hancock today claimed Britain is 'turning a corner in our battle against coronavirus' as daily deaths plunged to a six-week low and cases continued to fall
As England's national lockdown enters its second month and the virus continues to fade, an analysis by the Press Association shows that infection rates in all four countries of the UK are now at pre-Christmas lows.
In England, the average infection rate was at 222 positive tests per 100,000 people for the week ending February 3, which was the lowest since 221 per 100,000 in the week to December 13.
Wales saw its rate drop to 122, lower than at any time since before November and a fraction of the 649 per 100,000 it saw at December's peak.
In Scotland the rate dropped to 123 per 100,000, down from 144 a week earlier and lowest since December 20, when it was 121.
Northern Ireland's infection rate fell to 178 per 100,000 which was its lowest positive test rate since 177 in the week up to December 15.
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On a smaller scale the Public Health England data show that per-person infection rates are coming down in all regions of England, with the lowest in the South West at 147 per 100,000 and highest in the West Midlands, with 286.
London is the only part of the country where all boroughs saw cases decline in the past week. Some regions have seen numerous local authorities record an increase in the numbers of people testing positive, despite lockdown.
Department of Health figures show another 333 Covid victims were recorded today, the lowest 24-hour toll since December 27 and a drop of 18 per cent on the 406 last Monday.
Another 14,104 infections were also added to the official tally. The daily figure has dropped by a quarter week-on-week, with today's number lower than at any time since December 8. Analysis shows infection rates are lower than at any time since before Christmas in all four nations of the UK.
Despite revealing the second wave was shrinking, the Health Secretary warned the number of infected patients in hospital and daily deaths were both still 'far too high'. Almost 30,000 NHS hospital beds are currently taken up by Covid patients — 50 per cent higher than the worst days of the first wave last spring but down from 40,000 at the peak of the second wave in January.
Praising the success of lockdown in tonight's Downing Street press conference, he said: 'We are turning a corner in our battle against coronavirus, the vaccine rollout is going well, and if you are aged 70 or over and haven't been contacted yet please get in touch now.
'And all the time we must be vigilant and do what it takes to tackle any new variants that arise. For now, viewslot the most important thing that you can do is get the jab when the time comes, stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.'
While the big picture shows infections are falling in most parts of the country, the decline is slow and positive tests were still rising in 17 areas in the week ending February 3. One of those areas was Rutland in the Midlands, where new infections more than doubled from 180 per 100,000 people to 386.
And in another glimmer of hope that Britain could be freed from lockdown restrictions within weeks, another 278,988 people got their first dose of a vaccine yesterday. Despite being one of the slowest days of the rollout so far, it means 12.3million Britons have now been immunised.
It comes after Boris Johnson today refused to rule out longer restrictions if the mutated strain - which Oxford University said could worsen how well its vaccine works - can't be kept under control in Britain. An alarming study found the British-made jab had 'minimal effect' in preventing mild disease caused by the strain.
Mr Hancock also said today that all over-70s in England who haven't yet had a Covid vaccine should book their own online. He claimed take-up of the vaccines has so far been 'significantly better than we hoped for' but said No10 would do everything it could to ensure everyone gets jabbed.
Matt Hancock today claimed Britain is 'turning a corner in our battle against coronavirus' as daily deaths plunged to a six-week low and cases continued to fall
As England's national lockdown enters its second month and the virus continues to fade, an analysis by the Press Association shows that infection rates in all four countries of the UK are now at pre-Christmas lows.
In England, the average infection rate was at 222 positive tests per 100,000 people for the week ending February 3, which was the lowest since 221 per 100,000 in the week to December 13.
Wales saw its rate drop to 122, lower than at any time since before November and a fraction of the 649 per 100,000 it saw at December's peak.
In Scotland the rate dropped to 123 per 100,000, down from 144 a week earlier and lowest since December 20, when it was 121.
Northern Ireland's infection rate fell to 178 per 100,000 which was its lowest positive test rate since 177 in the week up to December 15.
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On a smaller scale the Public Health England data show that per-person infection rates are coming down in all regions of England, with the lowest in the South West at 147 per 100,000 and highest in the West Midlands, with 286.
London is the only part of the country where all boroughs saw cases decline in the past week. Some regions have seen numerous local authorities record an increase in the numbers of people testing positive, despite lockdown.
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