{"id":668386,"date":"2022-10-10T14:27:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=668386"},"modified":"2022-10-10T14:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:27:05","slug":"covid-19-to-go-up-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/covid-19-to-go-up-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 to go up 14%!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Covid-19 is still about and is still going around like nothing. With thousands of people getting vaccinated, and only hundreds of people becoming infected a day now in the UK, there is only a matter of time till the next wave hits. According to official estimates, there is a possible chance Covid-19 could rise again in the UK.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There has been a 14% rise in people testing positive for this virus and the ONS has predicted this to go up.<\/p>\n<p>But there is no clear evidence of an autumn Covid-19 wave starting, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The fact there are people getting so seriously ill they need to go into hospital is a wake-up call to us all that Covid is still here,&#8221; said Dr Waite.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are only estimates as there could still be a chance this may not happen and or this may not be true.<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 is very unpredictable and could change the way we all live and think again. As of right now, there is only predictions as cases continue to rise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The ONS says Covid is infecting:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>one in 65 people in England (up from one in 70)<\/li>\n<li>one in 50 people in Wales (up from one in 75)<\/li>\n<li>one in 80 in Northern Ireland (the same as the week before)<\/li>\n<li>one in 45 in Scotland (up from one in 55)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-668387\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2666\" height=\"1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc.png 2666w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc-1536x1080.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/bbc-2048x1440.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2666px) 100vw, 2666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is this something to worry about?<\/p>\n<p>For more Covid-19 news, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/tag\/covid-19\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For everything Five Minutes Spare, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/whats-new\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Banner and Image Credit: <a class=\"jss1458 jss44 jss46 jss45\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/SergioMonti\">Zigres<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covid-19 is still about and is still going around like nothing. With thousands of people getting vaccinated, and only hundreds of people becoming infected a day now in the UK, there is only a matter of time till the next wave hits. 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