4,235 new Covid-19 cases with 47 further deaths

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  1. Today, the UK recorded the highest daily case total since the pandemic began (78,610 cases, a 53% increase on one week ago). A majority of cases in London are now Omicron.

  2. **Cases in ICU**

    – Today: 105 (-4)

    – Admissions: 12

    – Discharges: 10

    – Week-on-week change in ICU admissions: -2.0%

    – ICU admissions not fully vaxed (in the 8 weeks up to 2021-11-20): 58.9%

    **Cases in Hospital**

    – Today: 470 (-23)

    – New cases in hospital: 57

    – Discharges: 47

    – Week-on-week change in new cases in hospital: -11.5%

    **Reported Deaths**

    – This week (up to 2021-12-15): 47 (-34)

    – Week-on-week change: -42.0%

    **Confirmed Cases**

    – Today: 4235 (+348)

    – Week-on-week change: -10.4%

    **PCR Testing**

    – Total positive swabs today: 4761 (+1059)

    – Percentage of swabs positive today: 13.7%

    – 7-day positivity rate: 13.7%

    – Week-on-week absolute change in 7-day positivity rate: -0.8%

    **Boosters/Third Doses**

    – Total administered (as of 2021-12-14): 1291320

    – Percentage of total population: 25.9%

    – Week-on-week absolute increase in boosted population: +4.8%

    *”Week-on-week change” is the total for the most recent 7 days, relative to the total for the preceding 7 days.
    Stats calculated from data at* [GeoHive](https://covid-19.geohive.ie). *ICU vax status data from* [HPSC](https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/surveillance/vaccinationstatusweeklyreports/)*.*

  3. Things are looking bright. Can’t see how further restrictions could be justified. Everything is going in the right trajectory. I know there are some sad individuals out there who want us locked down forever, but it’s time to live with this virus.

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