Latest #COVID19 estimates show infection rates are level in England in the week ending 27 August 2021.
Rates have decreased in Northern Ireland, increased in Scotland and the trend is uncertain in Wales in the week ending 28 August 2021 ow.ly/7awB50G3H6T
Commenting on the results for Scotland, Sarah Crofts, Head of Analytical Outputs for the #COVID19 Infection Survey, said: (1/2)
Sarah Crofts continued: (2/2)
#COVID19 infections continued to be higher in the week ending 27 August 2021 than in the corresponding week of the second wave (week ending 12 December 2020) ow.ly/BvTl50G3HxO
Hospital admissions in England decreased in the week ending 29 August 2021.
The largest decrease in admissions was seen in the West Midlands and the largest increase was seen in the South West ow.ly/8qwZ50G3HBk
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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