COVID-19 Quiz

How much do you really know about the pandemic?

1. 
What is COVID-19?

2. 
In 2020, England saw an overall age-adjusted mortality rate of 1,043 per 100,000. When was the last time mortality rates were this high?

3. 
What is the average age of a COVID-19 labelled death in the UK?

4. 
Officially the earliest COVID-19 fatality in the UK was an 84-year-old man from Kent (who had never left the UK). Roughly when did he contract the virus?

5. 
What happened to SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates when the mask mandate was introduced in England on 24 July 2020?

6. 
What percentage of the total UK population died within 28 days of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in 2020?

7. 
The graph below shows infection rates against time (based on % testing positive). What caused rates to drop around week 8?

8. 
In 2020, the UK saw a drop of 10% in gross domestic product (GDP). This represents the biggest economic slump since...

9. 
According to a study in June 2020, how many known mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been detected?

10. 
The third national lockdown began on 6 January 2021. According to the ONS Covid Infection Survey (CIS), when did new infections start to decline?

11. 
During the spring of 2020, what was the chance of a healthy 60-year-old woman catching SARS-CoV-2 and dying from COVID-19?

12. 
For the week ending 18 April 2021, how did the UK mortality rate compare with the five year pre-pandemic average?

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