What's new
Last updated on Thursday, 13 February 2025 at 08:35pm
We regularly update the dashboard with new data and features. Here we'll show a timeline of changes that have happened outside of the weekly data refresh.
- Entry category: UpdateEntry title: Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli (E. coli) data extended
The data for this health topic how includes 2 years of historical data instead of one. The charts now show data from 2022 to 2024.
- Entry category: New metricEntry title: Ticks reported in England data added to dashboard
Data showing reported numbers of Ixodes ricinus ticks is now available.
The dashboard now shows data of tick records received yearly, monthly and the monthly average.
The data comes from the Tick Surveillance Scheme (TSS), set up in 2005 to map and monitor tick distribution. Data collected from the TSS informs UKHSA’s assessments of the public health impact of ticks.
Globally, ticks are one of the most significant disease vectors. A vector is a living organism, such as ticks or mosquitoes, that can transmit infections between animal or human hosts.
- Entry category: New contentEntry title: Syndromic surveillance data added to the dashboard
We have added respiratory indicators from the syndromic surveillance bulletins to the UKHSA Data Dashboard. This will be updated weekly.
- Entry category: New FeatureEntry title: Dashboard charts now interactive
You can now use the mouse to hover over the trend lines of a chart to see precise data points. This new feature applies to all the charts displayed on the dashboard. It allows you to instantly see the data at any point on the chart.
- Entry category: New contentEntry title: Mpox clade Ib data added to the dashboard
We have added mpox clade Ib data for the UK. This will be updated weekly.
- Entry category: New contentEntry title: Antimicrobial resistance data added to the dashboard
We have added data for E. coli resistance to ciprofloxacin, co-amoxiclav, gentamicin and piperacillin with tazobactam.
- Entry category: Data issueEntry title: Retrospective COVID-19 cases added
Around 500 COVID-19 cases which were reported between May and December 2024 were added into UKHSA’s case recording system in the week beginning 30 December 2024, and were published on the UKHSA data dashboard on 9 January 2025. These cases were not added at the time of initial reporting because of a technical issue affecting a small number of COVID-19 case reports. Following further investigation and the publication of additional cases on the UKHSA data dashboard on 30 January 2025, the total number of retrospective cases added is now around 600.
The retrospective addition of COVID-19 cases into UKHSA's case recording system was caused by the failure of an automated data transfer process following a network outage within one of the UKHSA Data Centres. This process was already scheduled to be addressed as part of a wider project on processing of laboratory results. As a result of this incident all data transfers of this kind will now have additional monitoring in place until they are replaced through the ongoing work.
No further cases are expected to be added as a result of this incident. Overall COVID-19 trends and COVID-19 positivity are unaffected.
- Entry category: OtherEntry title: Publishing dates in January
We will pause updates for the dashboard over Christmas and resume the first week of January. This means we will add new data from 2 January.
Here are the days we expect to publish in January. Data for Influenza, RSV and other respiratory viruses will update on 3 January, when the report containing the data is published.
- COVID-19 Testing data: 2 Jan
- COVID-19 Cases data: 2 Jan
- COVID-19 Vaccinations data: 2 Jan
- RSV data: 3 Jan
- Influenza data: 3 Jan
- Other respiratory viruses data: 3 Jan
- COVID-19 Deaths data: 9 January
- COVID-19 Hospitalisations data: 9 Jan
- Healthcare-associated infections data: 9 Jan
- Measles data: 16 Jan
- Cold Health Alerts won't be paused
- Entry category: UpdateEntry title: Updates to how Weather Health Alerts display
We have updated how Weather Health Alerts are displayed on the dashboard.
On the homepage all regions are now grouped according to their alert status. Each alert status and colour is now clearly labelled.
On the full screen map, we have added a key to the bottom left-hand corner of the map. This explains the alert status for each colour used (green for 'No Alert', yellow for 'Yellow Alert', amber for 'Amber Alert' and red for 'Red Alert'). You can show and hide the key on the map. We have also added UKHSA's logo in the top right-hand corner.
- Entry category: Data issueEntry title: COVID-19 positivity update affected by technical issue
On 11 November 2024, a data processing error led to a pipeline failure and prevented the COVID-19 positivity dataset from being produced.
Following this failure, work has been undertaken to understand the root cause and reinstate the pipeline. We have also completed an investigation to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data published. Additional resilience has been added to the data processing.
Publication of COVID-19 positivity is expected to resume on Thursday 5 December 2024.
Positivity from a different source is published in the National Flu and COVID-19 Surveillance Report (Figure 6a).