For the first time, we’ve published new experimental estimates on “long COVID”, looking at the prevalence of, and risk factors for, symptoms and complications following #COVID19 infection.
This analysis will be refined and developed over time ow.ly/2bcL50CMNHh
Using data from our Coronavirus Infection Survey, our experimental results suggest that around 1 in 5 respondents testing positive for #COVID19 showed symptoms for 5 weeks or longer, and around 1 in 10 showed symptoms for 12 weeks or longer ow.ly/clVs50CMNJO
We provisionally estimate that during the week beginning 22 November 2020, around 186,000 people in private households in England were living with symptoms of long COVID that had persisted for between 5 and 12 weeks ow.ly/8KdQ50CMNNH
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month rate was 0.6% in November, down from 0.9% in October 2020 ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat…
Factory gate inflation (the price of goods when leaving the factory before any retail profits or additional costs are added) fell 0.8% on the year to November 2020, up from -1.4% in October 2020 ow.ly/zdk350CMIyw
Raw materials prices fell 0.5% on the year to November 2020, up from -1.2% in October 2020 ow.ly/4bj750CMIAy
We've also published another release today that looks at the effect of the pandemic on different ethnic groups.
When looking at social, economic and environmental factors there are differences, particularly for Black and South Asian ethnic groups ow.ly/CG3x50CKw1o
Death rates for most ethnic minorities are higher compared with White ethnic groups ow.ly/mUeC50CKweR
Deaths data for working men show that Black and Asian men are more likely to work in occupations that have a higher risk of death involving #COVID19ow.ly/4VE050CKwly
Our data on deaths of homeless people in England and Wales (produced since Dec 2018) are designed to help inform work that seeks to protect this highly vulnerable section of our community.
Read our latest available annual data for 2019 registrations ow.ly/5bzL50CKv9I
There were an estimated 778 deaths of homeless people in England and Wales registered in 2019, an increase of 7.2% compared to the estimated 726 deaths in 2018 ow.ly/mnuM50CKvcG
Suicides among homeless people increased by 30.2% rising from 86 estimated deaths in 2018 to 112 estimated deaths in 2019 ow.ly/E6ld50CKvhB
We’ve released Coronavirus and the social impacts on different ethnic groups in the UK: 2020
Using data from a range of sources this looks at different ethnic groups in the UK before the pandemic and in April 2020, when the UK was in national lockdown ow.ly/eHI150CKuc8
Most ethnic groups saw a decline in their mental health between 2019 and April 2020.
Those of Indian ethnicity had a higher rate of self-reported mental health difficulties, and reported more trouble sleeping due to worry in the initial lockdown ow.ly/RkQu50CKus1
White Irish respondents were more likely than those from White British, Chinese and other Asian or Black, African, Caribbean or Black British groups to report an increase in loneliness or continuing to feel lonely often between 2019 and April 2020 ow.ly/sqWC50CKutY