COVID-19 pandemic in England

The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to England with two cases among Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York on 31 January 2020. The two main public bodies responsible for health in England were NHS England and Public Health England (PHE). NHS England oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the NHS in England, while PHE's mission is "to protect and improve the nation's health and to address inequalities". As of 14 September 2021, there have been 6,237,505 total cases and 117,955 deaths in England. In January 2021, it was estimated around 22% of people in England have had COVID-19.

COVID-19 pandemic in England
Office for National Statistics weekly COVID-19 deaths for England and Wales up to May 2022.
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationEngland
Index caseYork, North Yorkshire
Arrival date31 January 2020
(4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days ago)
Confirmed cases18,716,214 (up to 24 May 2022)
Hospitalised cases
  • 5,111 (active, as of 30 July 2021)
  • 422,511 (total, up to 28 July 2021)
Ventilator cases785 (active, as of 30 July 2021)
Recoveredno data
Deaths
  • 113,862 (deaths within 28 days of positive test, up to 30 July 2021)
  • 127,895 (deaths within 60 days of positive test, up to 28 March 2021)
  • 128,507 (deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate by date of death, up to 12 March 2021)
Fatality rate
  • 202.3 (death rate per 100,000 population who died within 28 days of the first positive test)
  • 233 (death rate per 100,000 population whose death certificate mentioned COVID-19)
Vaccinations
  • 70,977,552 (total doses)
  • 39,261,785 (88.3% – first doses)
  • 31,715,767 (71.3% – second doses/fully vaccinated)
Government website
UK Government

Healthcare in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is administered by the devolved governments, but there is no devolved government for England and so healthcare is the direct responsibility of the UK Government. As a result of each country having different policies and priorities, a variety of differences now exist between these systems.

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