This time map shows how the “most infectious variants” of Covid have led to a further rise in infections across the UK.
As of July 16, Omicron’s version BA.5 accounts for 82.2% of all positive cases.
It is believed to be more contagious than the original strain and the BA.2 branch that caused the spikes in the spring.
These maps show how it spread across the country in just two months, becoming dominant in dozens of local governments in the UK.
The latest figures show that 3.1 million people were infected with Covid in the week before July 13. This is equivalent to 1 in 17 people.
This is the highest number of infections since April 17, when 3.2 million cases were reported.
According to data compiled by the Sanger Institute, the BA.5 variant officially replaced other Omicron strains as the predominant strain in the UK in the week leading up to June 18.
BA.4 (a separate but closely related Omicron substrain) continued to decline and BA.5 increased.
Despite BA.5’s high infectivity, Yale medical experts and other experts say the strain is as mild as the original Omicron mutant.
However, some scientists are calling for the reintroduction of rally and face mask restrictions for fear of how quickly tensions will spread.
One of them is Dr. Keith Yates, a mathematical biologist at the University of Bath and a member of the Independent Sage. He states: Or strong. Through the public health message, we find that most people don’t tend to do this voluntarily.
However, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Covid is the 15th leading cause of death in the UK at the end of June 2022, accounting for 1.6% of UK deaths.
According to the ONS, the number of deaths in June did not increase, despite a significant increase in cases in May.
According to the ONS, hospitalizations are declining everywhere in the UK, supporting the idea of ​​not going back to the limits.
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Source: Metro
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