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Mar 18, 2022, 7 tweets

New #COVID19 data shows infections increased across most of the UK, with record levels seen in Scotland.

High levels of infection are driven by the rapid rise of the Omicron BA.2 variant ow.ly/bCpl50Imxfy

#COVID19 infection rates increased across all regions of England ow.ly/bCpl50Imxfy

#COVID19 infections also increased across all age groups in the week ending 12 March 2022 ow.ly/bCpl50Imxfy

Our #COVID19 insights interactive tool shows the latest trends in infections, deaths and hospitalisations.

Data on COVID-19 from the ONS, Joint Biosecurity Centre and @UKHSA highlights the state of the pandemic across the UK ow.ly/RXyy50ImxnO

#COVID19 hospitalisations increased in England in the week ending 13 March 2022.

Hospital admissions increased or remained similar across all age groups, with rates highest in those aged 85 years and over ow.ly/RXyy50ImxnO

#COVID19 positive hospital admissions in children aged under 15 years in the week ending 13 March 2022 were more than double the peak recorded in the week ending 17 January 2021 ow.ly/RXyy50ImxnO

When infections were at their highest level in the second wave (week ending 9 January 2021), the hospital admission rate was almost three times higher and the number of deaths involving #COVID19 were over nine times higher than the most recent week ow.ly/RXyy50ImxnO

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