Covid-19 on the rise in the UK: ‘Sharp rise’

Covid-19 cases are spreading in the UK.

And the health service fears that every 25 people in the country have been infected over the past week.

At the same time, there are warnings that vaccine protection is declining in the elderly.

2.7 million, or every 25 Britons, have contracted COVID-19 in the past week. The week before that was the thirtieth.

Novel omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 were singled out as an explanation behind the increase.

– They’ve been dominant since mid-June, says Sarah Croft, head of covid-19 outcome analysis for Watchman.

There is a risk of infection even for those who have been vaccinated, but according to the NHS, vaccines still protect against serious disease.

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However, for those over 75, there is a risk that protection from the vaccine may be diminished, and authorities are now urging older adults to take their booster dose.

Last Thursday, there were more than 11,000 people infected with the virus England They were hospitalized, a 33 percent increase from the previous week. The number of ICU admissions was 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the highest number since April.

“It could be a new height”

Doctor David Spiegelhalter says cases are continuing to increase and there is a big dark number that screening is not the same way anymore.

– It’s loud. Not as high as before. It’s up eight percent this year, but I think we have to look at hospital admissions, says Spiegelter and continues:

– It has risen sharply and is almost on par with previous peaks this year. I think there could be a new high there.