Latest results from our #COVID19 Infection Survey show infection rates increased in England and Wales but decreased in Scotland in the week ending 25 September 2021.
#COVID19 infection rates continued to fluctuate across age groups in England.
Infection rates increased for those aged 2 to school Year 11 in the week ending 25 September 2021, and were highest in young people at secondary school (4.6%) ow.ly/CVmQ50Gk3Wd
Hospital admissions decreased in eight out of nine English regions in the week ending 26 September 2021.
The largest decrease was seen in the East of England ow.ly/ZGKh50Gk4lU
Although infection rates were highest in secondary school children (week ending 25 September 2021), hospital admissions were highest among older people (week ending 26 September 2021) ow.ly/VGli50Gk4o8
Hospital admissions and deaths involving #COVID19 have been consistently lower in the third wave ow.ly/YoXi50Gk4q6
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.@transportgovuk figures show motor vehicle traffic volumes on Mon 27 Sept 2021 decreased by 6 percentage points from the previous week.
This was the lowest traffic volume on a non-Bank Holiday Monday since mid July 2021 ow.ly/sny850GjcHv
The week-on-week decrease in motor vehicle traffic was partially driven by a 6 percentage point fall in car and light commercial vehicle traffic.
Meanwhile heavy goods vehicle traffic fell by 3 percentage points ow.ly/QRqs50GjcKb
The 'transport, logistics and warehousing' category continues to see the highest volume of online job adverts relative to its Feb 2020, pre-pandemic level and is at 367% of this level in the latest week ow.ly/ovji50GjcMZ
Among tourist hotspots (the local authorities with the most travel and tourism businesses per resident population)
▪️Eden
▪️Powys
▪️and Derbyshire Dales
have all posted price rises of 10% or more in every month of 2021 so far (Jan to July) ➡️ow.ly/B1cH50GhG9k
Growth of tenant demand appears to be exceeding supply. Some landlords could be flipping second homes to holiday lets, leaving fewer lets for tenants.
This is a particular issue in tourist areas, where rates of second home ownership tend to be highest ow.ly/UVbt50GhGcK
Those working in tourist hotspots earn less on average than people who live there.
With hospitality being the largest employer, tourist hotspots were among the areas with the highest average furlough rates between June 2020 and July 2021 ow.ly/NlP950GhGh4