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| Covid: Coronavirus cases in England up 60% in a week | Covid: Coronavirus cases in England up 60% in a week |
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| Coronavirus cases in England have risen by 60% in the past week, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest. | Coronavirus cases in England have risen by 60% in the past week, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest. |
| A random survey estimated there were 9,600 new cases a day in England in the week to 19 September, three times that being picked up by general testing. | |
| And it represents an increase from 6,000 a day, according to the same survey conducted the previous week. | |
| Infections rates are highest in the north west of England and in London. | Infections rates are highest in the north west of England and in London. |
| The population-wide estimates are based on testing a representative sample of people with or without symptoms. | The population-wide estimates are based on testing a representative sample of people with or without symptoms. |
| It is different to the number published daily by the Department of Health and Social Care. That records positive cases in people with potential Covid symptoms who request tests. | |
| And in the week up to 19 September, the DHSC data showed roughly 3,000 positive tests a day in England - a total of 23,378. | |
| In contrast, the ONS survey suggest there were actually 103,600 people in England with the virus, equating to an estimated one in 500 people in private homes. | |
| The number does not include cases in hospitals and care homes. | |
| 'Clear evidence' of increase | |
| In Wales, cases appear to have risen dramatically but because there are fewer people in the sample, there is a lot of uncertainty around the precise figure. | |
| But central estimates suggest they could have risen almost seven-fold, from 1,500 people in total having Covid the previous week to more than 10,000. | |
| The ONS has also begun surveying people in Northern Ireland, where early figures suggest one in 300 people had the virus in the period 6-19 September. | |
| These figures only take us up to the end of last week, and such may be an underestimate of the current situation. | |
| Cases have been rising over the past few weeks, and have begun to translate to a rise in hospital admissions. | |
| The ONS said there was "clear evidence" of an increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in all age groups, but rates are currently highest in those aged 17-24. | |
| Infection rates are highest across the north of England and in London, with smaller increases seen in the Midlands. |