Across the UK, COVID cases are on the rise as an estimated 2.3 million people, or every 30, have coronavirus, a 32% increase, reveals a new study.
According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the increase is being driven by two new fast-spreading sub-variants of Omicron known as BA.4 and BA.5 , reports the BBC.
‘The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care has reached 211 in the UK, up from 111 at the beginning of June.’
People can become infected even if they have had Covid-19 before, but the shots are helping to protect against serious illness.
Health officials are urging anyone over the age of 75 who has not had a vaccine or booster shot in the past six months, to get vaccinated, the report said.
COVID in the UK
Sarah Crofts, from the ONS, said: “Across the UK we have seen a continued increase in more than half a million infections, possibly due to the development of BA.4 and BA variants. BA.5”.
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In its UK analysis, it found infections were on the rise in all regions and all age groups. In Scotland, which has the highest rate of Covid-19 in the UK since the end of May, the increase in infections may be slowing down a bit.
In January 2021, more than 3,700 people needed this type of care at a time when intensive care units were at risk of being overwhelmed.
Source: IANS
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