An estimated 1.7 million folks within the UK had Covid-19 final week – a file for the pandemic, official figures recommend.
The Workplace for Nationwide Statistics (ONS) information, for Monday 13 to Sunday 19 December, confirmed infections have been at their highest since comparable figures started in autumn final 12 months.
The statistics reinforce proof from Thursday displaying how quickly the an infection has unfold, when the ONS additionally mentioned a file variety of folks have been contaminated for the reason that begin of the pandemic final 12 months.
The variety of infections considered the Omicron variant elevated final week, as did folks testing constructive for Covid in all 4 UK nations, the ONS reported.
Infections rose amongst all age teams in England, and in all areas aside from the southwest, the place the pattern was unsure, officers mentioned.
The very best proportion of infections in England was in London, the place round 1 in 20 folks had coronavirus.
It’s estimated one in 35 folks in England was contaminated – or 2.83 per cent of the inhabitants. In Northern Eire, it’s thought the tally was one in 40 folks.
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