Daily Covid cases in UK surpass 50,000 for first time since January

Britain has recorded more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus daily, the highest number since mid-January, official data showed on Friday.

The country reported an additional 51,870 cases of coronavirus in the last 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,332,371, according to official figures, Xinhua reported.

The country has also recorded 49 other deaths linked to the coronavirus. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 128,642. These figures only include deaths of people who have died within 28 days of their first positive test.

The UK government has confirmed that most COVID-19 restrictions in England will end on Monday as part of the final or fourth step of England’s roadmap to come out of lockdown. But scientists have warned that lifting all restrictions at this point could increase the likelihood of dangerous variants.

The reproduction number of the coronavirus in England, also known as the R-number, was between 1.2 and 1.4, which means that on average every 10 people infected will infect between 12 and 14 other people, according to the latest estimate from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), an advisory body to the UK government.

Meanwhile, the growth rate range of the coronavirus is 4% to 7%, which means that the number of new infections is increasing by 4% to 7% every day.

Regarding vaccination, Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI released their latest antibody monitoring report, which showed almost 100% of people tested positive for antibodies 14 days after their second dose of the vaccines. Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

More than 207,337 participants tested themselves at home using a finger prick test between May 12 and 25, tracking COVID-19 antibodies across England following a natural infection or vaccination.

After one dose of either vaccine, the proportion of people who tested positive for antibodies peaked four to five weeks after the first dose, then began to decline before increasing significantly in those who received a second. dose, according to the report.

The results underscore the need for everyone to get both doses of the vaccine for the best chance of protection against this disease as restrictions are lifted, according to the report.

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