Official estimates suggest there has been a small increase in infections in England and Northern Ireland.
There are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid in England and Northern Ireland, officials from theTheir report suggests the small rise is likely to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron.
Studies show these variants may be able to spread slightly more easily than "older" Omicron variants.That is about 1.5% of the population - up from about one in 70 the week before.'Mixed picture' While infections have risen in some parts of the UK, the overall trends in Wales and Scotland are uncertain.The ONS compiles the data by testing thousands of people from UK households at random - whether they have symptoms or not - to estimate how much virus is around.
They provide the most accurate picture of Covid infection since free testing for the public came to an end in England and Scotland.Sarah Croft, from ONS, said: "Today's data shows a mixed picture for infection rates across the UK, with small increases in England and Northern Ireland, likely driven by increasing trends in Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
"Infections with Omicron BA.2 remain the most common variant of Covid-19 and continue to decrease across much of the UK."In Wales about one in 75 people had CovidMore on this story
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