London 20th August : Covid-19-related cases in Britain have dropped to their lowest levels in 2 months, providing an additional sign that the current outbreak of the disease is declining.The figures reveal.The quantity of patients in hospitals with the virus decreasing, even though health experts warn that infections are likely to increase in the winter and autumn months as reported by the news agency dpa.
The new vaccine will be available to all in the UK older than 50 starting next month, and also to those with existing health issues, to improve protection in anticipation of the next wave of the virus.
An estimated total of 1.7 million people in private households are believed to have experienced Covid-19 in the week leading up to August 8 as per the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is a decrease of 34 percent from the earlier estimation of 2.6 million during the week that ended the 26th of July.
The following day, Sarah Crofts, head of analytical outputs for the ONS Covid-19 survey said: “Infections have continued to drop across the majority of the UK to levels that were last observed in mid-June.
“Our most recent data show that these declines are seen across all people of all ages in England, with the lowest levels observed among children.”We will continue to track the data closely to determine the effects of the summer holiday season.”
The current outbreak has been caused by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the virus.It saw weekly cases rise to 3.8 million in the first week of July.
It was not as severe as the record of 4.9 million infections recorded at the height of the Omicron BA.2 wave in late March, however.
About 1.4 million residents in England could have been positive for Covid-19 in the most recent week of the survey, which is the equivalent of approximately one in 40 of them, the ONS stated.
This is an improvement from 2.1 million which is one in 25 in the latter part of July.
In Wales the number of infections was 72,600 in the week leading up to August 8, which is one in 40 people in comparison with 108,800 or one in 30 in the previous study.
The most recent estimate of positive test results in Scotland is 164,100 roughly one in 30 people, less than the 260,800 in the last week of July, which is one in 20.
In Northern Ireland infections were estimated to be 36,600 in the week leading up to August 8, which is one in 50 people.This is down dramatically from 109,800, or one in 17.
The fall booster campaign is scheduled to start in England in the week of September 5th, when NHS staff will begin vaccinating residents of care homes and those who live in their homes.
An online booking service for national customers will be be available during that week, allowing over-75s and those who are at risk of serious illness to make an appointment.
