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Our latest results from the #COVID19 Infection Survey show increasing infection rates in England, uncertainty in Wales and decreases in both Northern Ireland and Scotland in the week ending 2 October 2021 ow.ly/3DiL50Gogvq

In England in the week ending 2 October 2021, an increase in #COVID19 rates was seen in all regions except for the East of England, where the trend was uncertain ow.ly/4fC650Gogyn

#COVID19 infection rates increased in people aged
▪️ school Year 7 to Year 11
▪️ 35 to 49 years
▪️ 70 years and over.

The percentage of people testing positive was highest in those aged school Year 7 to Year 11 (6.93%) ow.ly/H72d50GogGe

Commenting on today’s results, Sarah Crofts, Head of Analytical Outputs for the #COVID19 Infection Survey, said:

#COVID19 hospital admissions and deaths remain lower in Wave 3 compared with the same week in Wave 2 (January 2020) ow.ly/VNXj50Gom34

In England, the #COVID19 infection rate increased in the week ending 3 October 2021.

Deaths also increased in the latest week (week ending 24 September) compared with the previous week ow.ly/Kdb950Goma4