Covid-19 infections are continuing to fall across the UK and are now at levels last seen before the start of the recent Christmas wave, figures show. (PA Graphics)Infections peaked at 3.0 million at the end of December 2022, following a surge in the run-up to Christmas. The majority of current Covid-19 infections in the UK are the variant known as BQ.1, which is part of the Omicron family. Covid-19 hospital admissions last week stood at 6.0 per 100,000 people, the lowest since the start of December. Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the UK Health Security Agency, said: “Flu and Covid-19 levels continue to fall but winter is not over yet and we need to guard against further surges.

Source: The Herald January 28, 2023 00:48 UTC