Covid: UK coronavirus cases pass 10 million and vaccines safe in pregnancyon November 25, 2021 at 5:47 pm

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Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning.

The UK has now recorded more than 10 million coronavirus cases, government data shows. A further 47,240 cases were recorded on Thursday, taking overall cases to 10,021,497, and there were another 147 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. The seven-day average for cases is up by 9.5%, though the seven-day average for deaths and patients admitted into hospital is down 14.8% and 11.4% respectively. Look at UK cases here.

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Covid vaccines are safe in pregnancy, new English data has found, backing up international evidence on their safety. The UK’s Health Security Agency found similar rates of stillbirths and preterm births for vaccinated and unvaccinated mothers. Its report shows no fully vaccinated pregnant women were admitted to intensive care with the virus between February and September 2021. But just 22% of women who gave birth in August had had at least one jab.

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There has been a 27% rise in people dying in England while in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction during the pandemic, an official report shows. Between April 2020 and March 2021, 3,726 people died while in contact with drug and alcohol services – up from 2,929 the year before. Changes to support and reduced access to healthcare during lockdowns are likely to have been factors, the report says.

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Relatives of a woman in her 50s left brain-damaged and paralysed after contracting Covid-19 have been told they can appeal against a ruling that she should be allowed to die. The woman was admitted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in late 2020. A judge had ruled earlier this year that no more could be done for her and life-support treatment should end. Her family challenged that decision and Appeal Court judges have now said the case should be re-heard as soon as possible.

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Office Christmas parties will be smaller this year, the boss of one of the UK’s biggest pub groups has predicted. Phil Urban of Mitchells & Butlers, which owns Browns, All Bar One and Harvester, said bookings for Christmas parties were coming in as “people are recognising that actually they missed out last year”. But he said it was likely parties would be made up of smaller groups meeting in suburban settings more than in city centres. Analysts have suggested that with more people working from home as a result of the pandemic, many workers may not want to bear the cost of travelling into a city location for a work celebration.

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You can find more information, advice and guides on our coronavirus page. For the latest global cases and death rates, click hereor check all the latest in-depth UK data here.

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