COVID Infections on The Increase

The percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to increase in England and Wales, while the trend was uncertain in Northern Ireland and Scotland in the latest week.

The estimated percentage of people living in private households (those not in care homes or other communal establishments) testing positive for COVID-19 was:

• 1.57% in England (1 in 65 people)
• 2.07% in Wales (1 in 50 people)
• 1.26% in Northern Ireland (1 in 80 people)
• 2.22% in Scotland (1 in 45 people)

Earlier this week, we published data which showed there were 347 deaths involving COVID-19 registered in the UK in the week ending 16 September 2022, down from 414 in the previous week.

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