| Welcome to Friday’s coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights, a roundup of our analysis related to the pandemic.
In the week ending 29 January 2022, the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus increased for those in school Year 7 to school Year 11, and for those aged 35 to 49 years. It decreased for those aged 25 to 34 years and aged 50 years and over in the same period, while trends were uncertain in all other age groups. The percentage testing positive was highest among those aged 2 years to school Year 6. The age-adjusted risk of death involving coronavirus (COVID-19) is consistently lower among those who have received at least three vaccines compared with unvaccinated people. Just over 5 in 10 adults (52%) reported they were worried or somewhat worried about the effect the coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on their lives in the latest period (19 to 30 January 2022). This figure has decreased from 61% in the previous period (6 to 16 January 2022). |
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