Covid-19 infections across the UK have risen above one million again, with levels increasing in England for the first time since mid-October, new figures show. The total number of people in private households in the UK testing positive for coronavirus rose to 1.0 million in the week to November 21, up 6% from 972,400 the previous week, according to the ONS. This is well below the peaks seen earlier in the year, when infections climbed to nearly four million in July and just under five million in March. Scotland has seen infections rise to 91,100, or one in 60, up from 83,700, or one in 65, though the ONS said the trend was “uncertain”. ➡ https://t.co/B7JgO323Q7 pic.twitter.com/xaSKRCYD1k — Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) December 2, 2022Hospital admission rates are also showing signs of a rise, with 4.7 admissions per 100,000 people in the week to November 27, up slightly from 4.5 per 100,000 the previous week.

Source: The Herald December 02, 2022 14:47 UTC