Covid infection rates in the Royaume-Uni are approaching record high levels , new data shows , and are set to rise further this week as the festival season fuels the spread of the virus .
An average of 285,507 people are being infected with the virus each day , according to the latest incidence figures from ZOE Covid Study — an increase of 27 per cent from last week .
Professor Tim Spector , the lead scientist behind the research , said daily cases could soon exceed the 300,000 marque, “bringing us to levels seen during the height of the pandemic for the UK.” A record 350,000 daily infections were reported in late March 2020.
According to the study , un dans 21 people in the UK now have Covid .
Prof Spector said the surge in cases is being driven by the BA.5 Omicron sub-variant , which is becoming increasingly dominant in the UK .
“This variant is particularly good at immune escape , causing an increase in reinfections in people in spite of vaccines and natural immunity , particularly over the past few weeks ," il ajouta.
“With the large numbers of festivals happening , I predict rates will continue to rise for the next week or so.”
There have been widespread reports of Glastonbury attendees testing positive for Covid following the festival last weekend .
According to the latest UK-wide data , published on Thursday , the highest number of cases are among under-18s , avec 550 infections per 100,000 gens.
le 18-34 et 35-54 age groups have also seen a steady increase over the last month , with both recording more than 400 maisons pour 100,00.
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The over-75s and 55-74 age groups are reporting just over 200 et 330 maisons pour 100,000, respectivement.
Prof Spector said : “The only good news is that the symptoms are still mild with fewer deaths than in other earlier waves , though worryingly the number of hospitalisations is rapidly increasing.”
The number of people being admitted to hospital both with and because of Covid is rising in all regions , the latest figures show , while BA.5 is outcompeting BA.4 and BA.2.12.1 — two other Omicron sub-variants of concern .
Prof Spector said the study’s app-based data is “reassuringly in line with the ONS survey last week — but their results are lagging behind ours by up to a week.”
Vendredi dernier, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that 1,739,700 had Covid in the week to 17 juin. Its latest dataset , to be published on Friday , is expected to show an increase on this .