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COVID-19 pandemic in England
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The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to England with two cases among Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York on 31 January 2020. The two main public bodies responsible for health in England were NHS England and Public Health England (PHE).
COVID-19 pandemic in England | |
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![]() Office for National Statistics weekly COVID-19 deaths for England and Wales up to May 2022. | |
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | England |
Index case | York, North Yorkshire |
Arrival date | 31 January 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 5 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 18,716,214[1] (up to 24 May 2022) |
Hospitalised cases | |
Ventilator cases | 785[1] (active, as of 30 July 2021) |
Recovered | no data[2] |
Deaths | |
Fatality rate | |
Vaccinations | |
Government website | |
UK Government |
NHS England oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the NHS in England, while PHE's mission is "to protect and improve the nation's health and to address inequalities". As of 14 September 2021, there have been 6,237,505 total cases and 117,955 deaths in England.[1] In January 2021, it was estimated around 22% of people in England have had COVID-19.[4]
Healthcare in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is administered by the devolved governments, but there is no devolved government for England and so healthcare is the direct responsibility of the UK Government. As a result of each country having different policies and priorities, a variety of differences now exist between these systems.[5][6]