Coronavirus: Despite lifting of restrictions, infections continue to fall in UK

The number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline in the UK despite the end of restrictions, with a total of 24,551 new positive points communicated on Monday, 21.5% less than a week ago.

According to the daily report of the Ministry of Health, between Sunday and Monday there were 14 deaths, 50.3% more, with 922 new hospitalizations, an increase of 26.8%.

One 70.5% of the adult population have already received the full vaccine schedule and a 88.1% the first of the two doses, although the vaccination rate has declined in the youngest.

The past July 19 All the restrictions imposed by the Conservative government in the application of the third confinement last january, which means mask and personal distancing are now optional.

Despite the return of massive events and nightclubs and the suspension of the limit of people who can gather under the ceiling and in outside, the number of infections presented a downward trend in recent days, against 54,764 recorded on July 17.

Although there is no consensus around the cause, scientists suggest that this unexpected turnaround –a peak of up to 100,000 infections per day was expected this month– Maybe it’s because the schools are already closed for the holidays.

UK politicians and scientists are trying to find an explanation for the decrease in COVID-19 cases that has been recorded in the country in recent days, after all official projections suggest 100,000 new infections a day would soon be reached .

The latest figures provided by the government on Sunday evening showed 29,173 new cases, a sharp drop from the 54,764 reported on July 17 and 40% less than just a week ago.

Over the past five days, the number of infections has been dropping steadily, also very rapidly.

This is the first time since the start of the pandemic that the number of cases has decreased without being the result of containment.

(With information from EFE)

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