The percentage testing positive in England fell in the week ending 14 August 2021 for people
▪️ in School Years 7 to 11
▪️ aged 25-34
▪️ aged 70+.
Infection rates increased in the 35-49 age group, while the trend in all other age groups was uncertain ow.ly/csIB50FUNs1
Commenting on today’s results, Kara Steel, Senior Statistician for the #COVID19 Infection Survey, said:
#COVID19 infections in the week ending 14 August 2021 continued to be higher than the corresponding week in the second wave (end of November 2020) in England.
However, hospital admissions and deaths remain lower ow.ly/gdWm50FUNR0
In England, #COVID19 infections decreased in the latest week.
However, deaths involving COVID-19 continued to increase ow.ly/CC8m50FUNYk
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Weekly household spending fell by more than £100 on average during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Data for the year to March 2021 highlight the impact of the pandemic on household finances and living standards ow.ly/CJT650G8Htj
Richer households saw a bigger reduction in spending than poorer households ow.ly/zngx50G8Hvs
Lower spending on international holidays (including accommodation, travel and food) accounted for half of reduced spending in the highest income households, compared with a third for the lowest income households ow.ly/VkOU50G8Hzz
There were 640 deaths involving COVID-19 of people who were fully vaccinated between 2 Jan and 2 July 2021.
This includes people who had been infected before they were vaccinated ow.ly/Ox4P50G8GVh
Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving #COVID19 are consistently lower for people who have received two vaccinations ow.ly/AuKO50G8GYz
A ‘breakthrough death’ is a death involving #COVID19 that occurred in someone who'd received both vaccines, and had a first positive PCR test at least 14 days after the second vaccination dose.
There were 256 breakthrough deaths between 2 Jan and 2 July ow.ly/nrQO50G8H05