COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United Kingdom in late January 2020. As of 30 April 2024, 24,918,627 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, and 232,112 people have died of COVID-19.[4]
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | United Kingdom |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | York |
Arrival date | 31 January 2020 (4 years, 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day ago)[1] |
Confirmed cases | 358,138[2] |
Deaths | 41,608[nb 2][2][3] |
Fatality rate | 11.62% |
Government website | |
'Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice' at www.gov.uk[nb 3] |
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