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Covid, peak of deaths in GB: 313 in 24 hours. Over 150 thousand deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

London, January 8, 2022 – In Great Britain 146,390 infections in 24 hours e 313 dead (figure that leads to exceeding the quota of 150 thousand dead since the beginning of the pandemic). Data that are “a terrible tribute“for the country, as the British premier underlined Boris Johnson. “Each of these – added Bojo – is a profound loss for families, friends and communities and my thoughts and condolences are for them”.

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Returning to the numbers, there were a total of 1,227,000 positives in the country in the last week, 10.6% more than the previous week. The United Kingdom is the seventh country in the world to have exceeded 150 thousand, after the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru. According to data from the British National Statistics Office, however, the deaths related to the pandemic are 174,000. The Downing Street chief then urged the population to get vaccinated, stressing that “the way out of this pandemic is for everyone to have the recall or the first and second dose if they haven’t done it yet. “” I want to thank everyone in the National Health Service – concluded the British Prime Minister – and all the volunteers who have come forward to help with our country’s vaccination program ” .

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Meanwhile, the north-east and north-west of England are recording ” worrying ” rates of the Omicron variantMike Tildesley, a professor at the University of Warwick and a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modeling group, told The Guardian. The expert explained that, on the other hand, there is a slowdown in the spread of Omicron a London. “Hospitalizations are also worrying,” he added, highlighting that the latest mutation could make Covid “ endemic and therefore less serious ”.

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