Daily number of cases in the UK where the more infectious type of coronavirus is seen exceeds 40k for the first time

In the UK, where the faster spreading type of coronavirus has been identified, 41,385 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. This is the highest figure seen in Daily case rates since the beginning of the outbreak.

The number of people found to have contracted the virus in the UK has risen to more than 40 thousand for the first time in a day. According to data from the UK Department of Health, the number of people who lost their lives due to the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country has increased by 357 in the last 24 hours to 71,109. In the UK, where two faster spreading types of Kovid-19 were detected, 41,385 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, while the total number of cases rose to 2 million 329,730. 507 thousand 384 tests were performed in one day, while the total number of tests was 49 million 434 thousand 314, including repeaters.21,286 people are being treated in hospitals due to Kovid-19 in the country, of which 1,529 are in intensive care. The health system is under pressure, and health authorities believe that the coronavirus variant found in the country is 70 percent more contagious. There is no indication that the mutated species of the virus is more deadly or aggravates the disease. The rise in Kovid-19 cases has increased pressure on the National Health Service (NHS), which is failing to keep up with patients even during normal winter months.

PARTIAL QUARANTINE FOR 24 MILLION PEOPLE

Britons expecting bans for Christmas celebrations to be eased for 5 days found themselves in stricter quarantine as cases increased. The government announced that 3 families would be allowed together during the holiday period, but the new variant of coronavirus has brought life in the country to a standstill. Currently, level 4 rules, the highest level of alert, are in place in the eastern and south-eastern regions, including the capital London, covering 24 million people. The public is being urged not to leave the house unless necessary. Businesses are closed, except for shops where basic necessities are sold. And those who don't live in the same house are not allowed to get together.

"CASE INCREASE MAY BE LINKED TO TEST NUMBERS"

It is not yet known whether the extraordinary rise in cases is linked to the number of tests thought to have been carried out more over the festive period. Data on the Kovid-19 Tests have not been shared since Wednesday. In May, the results of 100 thousand tests per day were reached, and by December 23, when the latest data on tests were announced, this number had increased to 507 thousand.

A NEW MUTATION OF THE VIRUS WAS SEEN IN THE UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that a type of Kovid-19 is spreading 70 percent faster in the country, but there is no data that it is more lethal. The appearance of a new type of Kovid-19 in the country caused panic, and several countries, including Turkey, decided to impose travel bans on the UK. Patrick Vallance, the British government's Chief Scientific Adviser, had said the species was "moving fast and becoming the dominant species."43 percent of new cases in the south east of England, it was reported that 59 percent of cases in the East and 62 percent of cases in London were caused by the more rapidly transmitted type.