UK: nearly 100 covid deaths, 750 hospitalizations, outbreak looking as bad as January 2021

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The coronavirus outbreak in the UK is worsening with deaths almost doubling to 100 a day and hospitalizations increasing to 750 a day on 20th July 2021.

The UK “Freedom Day”, when all Covid restrictions were lifted, came into force on 19th July 2021.

 

 

The images below show the outbreak in January 2021, the peak of the last wave.

 

 

And, despite a massive vaccination campaign which has seen most British adults vaccinated, this is the most recent outbreak map for 15th July 2021:

 

 

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** This post was originally published on July 20, 2021 **