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Covid infections around the UK continue to rise | Covid infections around the UK continue to rise |
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Covid infections have continued to rise around much of the UK, say experts from the Office for National Statistics. | |
Swab tests in the community suggests 1.3% of the population - or one in 80 people - has the virus, up from one in 100 the week before. | Swab tests in the community suggests 1.3% of the population - or one in 80 people - has the virus, up from one in 100 the week before. |
The more infectious Delta variant accounts for almost every case. | The more infectious Delta variant accounts for almost every case. |
Meanwhile, Public Health England warns of an increased risk of catching this variant, first identified in India, even if you have had Covid before. | |
It says 980 cases out of 83,197 infections recorded in an 11-week period from April to June were possible reinfections. | |
According to the ONS: | According to the ONS: |
one in 75 people have the virus in England - compared to one in 95 the week before | one in 75 people have the virus in England - compared to one in 95 the week before |
in Scotland it is one in 80 - compared to one in 90 the week before | in Scotland it is one in 80 - compared to one in 90 the week before |
in Wales it is one in 210 - compared to one in 360 previously | in Wales it is one in 210 - compared to one in 360 previously |
in Northern Ireland it is one in 170 - compared to one in 290 | in Northern Ireland it is one in 170 - compared to one in 290 |
ONS Senior Statistician Kara Steel said: "Infections continue to increase across the UK, with rates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland similar to those seen in February. | ONS Senior Statistician Kara Steel said: "Infections continue to increase across the UK, with rates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland similar to those seen in February. |
"With infection rates rising, keeping a close eye on the data is crucial to see how the vaccination programmes are protecting many from infection and developing severe symptoms. | "With infection rates rising, keeping a close eye on the data is crucial to see how the vaccination programmes are protecting many from infection and developing severe symptoms. |
"Continuing to monitor the infection rates is crucial going forward, particularly as we have not yet seen the impact of the easing of restrictions in our data, therefore I would like to thank every single one of our participants for their continued contribution." | "Continuing to monitor the infection rates is crucial going forward, particularly as we have not yet seen the impact of the easing of restrictions in our data, therefore I would like to thank every single one of our participants for their continued contribution." |
The latest estimate of the R rate - which measures how quickly the virus is spreading - is unchanged from the previous week at 1.2 to 1.4. | |
It means that on average, every 10 people infected with coronavirus goes on to infect between 12 and 14 others, so the epidemic continues to grow. | |
The estimated daily growth rate shows signs of a possible slowdown, however. This week's estimate is that infections are growing at between 4% and 6% a day, down from between 4% and 7% last week. | |
These estimates represent transmission which happened two to three weeks ago, due to a delay between people being infected, developing symptoms and needing healthcare. |