United Kingdom: Covid positive rate
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The most recent value is 0.04 rate as of May 2022, a decline compared to the previous value of 0.08 rate. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from April 2020 to May 2022 is 0.05 rate. The minimum of 0 rate was recorded in April 2021, while the maximum of 0.22 rate was reached in April 2020.
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| Recent values | United Kingdom: Covid positive rate |
|---|---|
| 2022 May | 0.04 |
| 2022 Apr | 0.08 |
| 2022 Mar | 0.1 |
| 2022 Feb | 0.06 |
| 2022 Jan | 0.08 |
| 2021 Dec | 0.05 |
| 2021 Nov | 0.04 |
| 2021 Oct | 0.04 |
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Definition: Share of total COVID-19 tests that were positive.
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covid new cases | 120,420 | 3/2023 | new Covid cases |
| Covid new cases per million | 1,784 | 3/2023 | new Covid cases per million people |
| Covid total cases | 24,300,000 | 3/2023 | total Covid cases |
| Covid total cases per million people | 360,129 | 3/2023 | cases per million |
| Covid new tests | 8,023,179 | 5/2022 | new Covid tests |
| Covid new tests per thousand | 119 | 5/2022 | new Covid tests per thousand people |
| Covid total tests | 503,000,000 | 5/2022 | total Covid tests |
| Covid total tests per thousand | 7,480 | 5/2022 | total tests per thousand people |
| Covid new vaccinations | 318,465 | 9/2022 | new Covid vaccinations |
| Covid total vaccinations | 151,000,000 | 9/2022 | total Covid vaccinations |
| Total vaccinations per hundred people | 224.04 | 9/2022 | Covid vaccinations per hundred people |
| People vaccinated against Covid | 53,800,000 | 9/2022 | total people vaccinated |
| Covid vaccinated people per hundred people | 79.71 | 9/2022 | Covid vaccinated people per hundred people |
| People fully vaccinated against Covid | 50,800,000 | 9/2022 | total fully-vaccinated people |
| Covid fully vaccinated people per hundred people | 75.19 | 9/2022 | Covid fully vaccinated people per hundred people |
| Covid new deaths | 3,244 | 3/2023 | new deaths from Covid |
| Covid new deaths per million | 48 | 3/2023 | new Covid deaths per million people |
| Covid total deaths | 211,155 | 3/2023 | total Covid deaths |
| Covid total deaths per million | 3,128 | 3/2023 | total Covid deaths |
| Covid reproduction rate | 0.30 | 1/2023 | rate |
| Stringency Index | 6 | 12/2022 | index |
| Covid positive rate | 0.04 | 5/2022 | rate |