Today, Monday, the British Ministry of Health announced that it had recorded 22,195 cases and 592 new deaths from the Coronavirus in the country, which represents a decline for both indicators.
The Ministry stated, in a new statistic, that the number of registered infections with the emerging corona virus “Covid-19” in the United Kingdom during the past 24 hours increased by 22,195, to reach the level of 3669,658 cases.
This number represents a decline in the daily Coronavirus infection index in the United Kingdom, which recorded 37,892 cases on January 21, on January 22, 40261, on January 23, 33552, and on January 24, 30004.
The Ministry of Health stated that, during the past day, it had detected 592 new deaths due to the disease, bringing the number of pandemic victims in the country to 98,531.
On January 21, this indicator reached 1290 cases, on January 22, 1401, on January 23, 1348, and on January 24, 610.
Government data also indicated that the number of people who received the first dose of the vaccine against the Corona virus, to 6.6 million.
Britain is the 5th country in the world in terms of the number of registered infections with the emerging coronavirus, and the 5th in terms of the death toll from the pandemic.
In recent weeks, the country has monitored an accelerated spread of the disease, and on December 14, the British Minister of Health, Matt Hancock, announced that scientists had discovered a new strain of Corona virus, while the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said that it may be 70% more contagious, as he recently confirmed that it is Also considered deadlier.
However, on December 8, the United Kingdom authorities launched a mass vaccination campaign against Coronavirus infection with a vaccine developed by the American “Pfizer” and the German “Biontech” company, to be approved later on a vaccine designed by the American “Moderna” company.