Covid Infections Increase

I am aware of several people here in Whittlesey who are positive at present.


COVID-19 infections increased in England in the week ending 13 March 2023, and the trends were uncertain in Wales and Scotland. In the week ending 7 March 2023, infection trends were uncertain in Northern Ireland.
The estimated percentage of people living in private households (those not in care homes or other communal establishments
) testing positive for COVID-19 was:

  • 2.66% in England (1 in 40 people)
  • 2.41% in Wales (1 in 40 people)
  • 1.42% in Northern Ireland (1 in 70 people)
  • 2.59% in Scotland (1 in 40 people)

The overall hospital admission rate of patients with confirmed COVID-19 in England increased slightly to 10.62 per 100,000 people in the week ending 19 March 2023. In the same week, the intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) admission rate remained low at 0.28 per 100,000 people.

In the UK, there were 603 deaths involving COVID-19 registered in the week ending 10 March 2023. This is an increase from 564 in the previous week. Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 4.6% of all deaths in the UK in the latest week, which is an increase from 4.1% in the previous week.
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