Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup: 30 March 2021

31 March 2021

ONS published the latest figures on weekly deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales, and antibody and vaccination data for the UK.

The main points include:

There were 963 deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales in the week ending 19 March 2021 – the fewest since the week ending 16 October 2020
The number of deaths from all causes also decreased in the most recent week, remaining below the five-year average for the second consecutive week
There is a clear pattern between vaccination and people testing positive for antibodies
In England, we estimate that 54.7% of the community population would have tested positive for antibodies on a blood test in the week ending 14 March 2021
An estimated 50.5% of the community population would have tested positive for antibodies in Wales, 49.3% in Northern Ireland, and 42.6% in Scotland

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