Covid-19 in the UK is on the rise yet again. There is a lot of people in the UK contacting Covid-19 for the second, third, and or the fourth time and there has been a massive 7% increase in cases since the beginning of the Living with Covid-19 rule.
The virus has gone up by a quarter of a million, meaning 7%, on the week before. This means there is an estimated 3.5 million Covid-19 infections in the UK.
The number of people testing positive in the UK has risen since the start of June however the rate of rising is showing that it is slowing down slightly.
The ONS data is always a couple of weeks behind the curve for new infections.
In the latest report, for the week ending 13 July, the ONS estimates Covid rates were:
- One in 17 in England – up from one in 19 the week before
- One in 17 in Wales – the same as the previous week
- One in 20 in Northern Ireland – down from one in 17
- One in 15 in Scotland – up from one in 16
Nearly 8 out of 10 Covid infections in the UK are the new sub-varients of Omicron, called BA.4 and BA.5. Mainly BA.5.
People are still able to catch Covid if they have had it before, therefore the rules stay the same with testing and more.
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