In early-February 2020, the first cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom (UK) were confirmed. As of December 2023, the South East had the highest number of confirmed first episode cases of the virus in the UK with 3,180,101 registered cases, while London had 2,947,727 confirmed first-time cases. Overall, there has been 24,243,393 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK as of January 13, 2023.
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Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region
Characteristic
Number of cases
South East
3,180,101
London
2,947,727
North West
2,621,449
Scotland
2,189,008
East of England
2,134,859
West Midlands
1,974,121
South West
1,869,540
Yorkshire and The Humber
1,855,846
East Midlands
1,650,657
North East
964,009
Wales
861,235
Northern Ireland*
713,294
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Public Health England, & Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland, & Scottish Government, & Welsh Government. (December 14, 2023). Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/
Public Health England, und Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland, und Scottish Government, und Welsh Government. "Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/
Public Health England, Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland, Scottish Government, Welsh Government. (2023). Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/
Public Health England, and Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland, and Scottish Government, and Welsh Government. "Number of First Episode Covid-19 Cases in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of December 14, 2023, by Country/Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/
Public Health England & Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland & Scottish Government & Welsh Government, Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Number of first episode COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 14, 2023, by country/region [Graph], Public Health England, & Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland, & Scottish Government, & Welsh Government, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102151/coronavirus-cases-by-region-in-the-uk/
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