A further 12,872 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK
The government has confirmed almost 13,000 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK.
As of 9am on Saturday 3 October, there had reportedly been a further 12,872 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus. This was up from a further 6,968 lab-confirmed cases in the UK as of 9am on Friday 2 October.
The official dashboard said on 3 October that due to a technical issue, which has now been resolved, there was a delay in publishing a number of cases.
This means that the total reported over the coming days will include some additional cases from the period between 24 September and 1 October.
The figure from 3 October brings the total number of cases in the UK to 480,017.
Deaths and hospital admissions rising
The government also said a further 49 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus as of 3 October. This brings the official UK total to 42,317. Although separate figures by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been nearly 57,900 deaths in the UK where the death certificate mentions coronavirus.
Read on...
Other figures show there were 2,194 coronavirus patients in hospital in England as of 3 October. This is up from 1,622 a week ago. While 307 coronavirus hospital patients were in ventilation beds, up from 223 a week ago.
Hospitals in England admitted a total of 368 patients with confirmed coronavirus on 1 October. The figure is up from 288 a week earlier.
If you have any #coronavirus symptoms, you must self-isolate immediately for 10 days.
If someone in your household has symptoms, you should self-isolate for 14 days.
Do not leave your home.
Get a test: https://t.co/VdU3Lzcrhl
— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) October 3, 2020
Meanwhile, experts have previously warned that describing the daily figure as a record could be “misleading”. As it’s not clear how many people were actually infected during the height of the first wave. This is due to a lack of community testing at the time.
We know everyone is suffering under the Tories - but the Canary is a vital weapon in our fight back, and we need your support
The Canary Workers’ Co-op knows life is hard. The Tories are waging a class war against us we’re all having to fight. But like trade unions and community organising, truly independent working-class media is a vital weapon in our armoury.
The Canary doesn’t have the budget of the corporate media. In fact, our income is over 1,000 times less than the Guardian’s. What we do have is a radical agenda that disrupts power and amplifies marginalised communities. But we can only do this with our readers’ support.
So please, help us continue to spread messages of resistance and hope. Even the smallest donation would mean the world to us.
-
Show Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to leave a comment.Join the conversationPlease read our comment moderation policy here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr04gHbP5MQ
the link pasted above is to a video made by the lawyer Dr Rainer Fuellmich under the title ‘Crimes against Humanity’. A large group of German doctors and scientists will soon be bringing a class action against their Government for the loss of civil liberties due to a fraudulent pandemic, perpetuated by a worthless diagnostic test, resulting in unnecessary loss of lives and livelihoods as a result of unprecedented and disproportionate measures. Hopefully, class actions will follow in many other countries including the UK.