Infection rates were highest among those in school Year 12 to age 24 and lowest in those aged 70 or older ow.ly/eFwf50Fssl5
In the four weeks to 27 June 2021 the percentage of people testing positive whose results were compatible with the Delta variant increased to 92%.
This is compared with 7% testing positive with the Alpha variant ow.ly/Loeb50Fssml
Our #COVID19 Infection Survey helps track the spread of the virus across the UK population testing participants in the UK for infection and antibodies.
This week, we asked how people felt others complied with measures to prevent #COVID19 spreading.
87% thought it was important to socially distance from those not in their household or bubble. However, only 23% felt other people often/always did so ow.ly/WuzQ50FsmnC
91% of adults thought it was important to wear a face-covering while shopping.
Meanwhile, 87% said that they had seen either everyone, or almost everyone, doing so while out shopping ow.ly/pZNv50FsmsC
Self-reported compliance with most measures to prevent #COVID19 spreading remained high this week:
▪️ face coverings when outside (96%)
▪️ social distancing outside the household/bubble (66%)
▪ handwashing when returning home from public places (84%)
New analysis shows there were more UK deaths than births in 2020 - the first time since 1976 and the second time since the start of the 20th century.
The difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths is known as “natural change” ow.ly/Iux050Fpzd6
Negative natural change occurs when there are more deaths than births, but this might not mean the total size of the population has decreased.
Migration can still lead to overall population growth by more people moving into an area than leaving it ow.ly/19F550Fpzgs
There were more deaths than births since 2015 in Scotland, and since 2016 in Wales.
In England and Northern Ireland, there were more births than deaths up to and including 2020, although differences between births and deaths have been decreasing ow.ly/WFJj50Fpzik
#COVID19 infections have increased across most regions in England, with the highest rates of positive cases in the North East and North West ow.ly/Tn1I50FntQr