Coronavirus in the UK

Overview

The UK government’s COVID-19 API (api.coronavirus.data.gov.uk) served official UK case, death, and testing data — the authoritative source during the pandemic.

⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): api.coronavirus.data.gov.uk is currently unreachable from our network (connection failures). The UK government wound down routine COVID data collection in 2023 — the API may be retired. Verify from your network before relying on it.

What it used to provide

curl "https://api.coronavirus.data.gov.uk/v1/data?filters=areaType=overview&latestBy=date"

{ "length": 1, "maxPageLimit": 1000, "data": [ { "date": "2023-03-08", "areaName": "United Kingdom", "newCasesByPublishDate": 1234 } ] }

Alternatives

• disease.sh (listed on this site) — global COVID data aggregator (verified live).

FAQ

Is the UK COVID API working? Our 2026-08 check could not reach it — verify availability from your network.

Was it free? Yes — official, free, and keyless.

Why might it be down? Routine UK COVID reporting ended in 2023; the API may have been retired.