Our #COVID19 insights interactive tool shows the latest trends in infections, deaths and hospitalisations.
Data on COVID-19 from the ONS, Joint Biosecurity Centre and @UKHSA highlights the state of the pandemic across the UK ow.ly/UUQT50GAXRl
#COVID19 hospitalisations were lower in the week ending 24 Oct 2021 than the corresponding week in the second wave (week ending 7 Feb 2021).
COVID-19 deaths were also lower than in the corresponding week in the second wave (week ending 29 Jan 2021) ow.ly/yiLa50GAXW3
In England, #COVID19 positivity rates remained highest in secondary school aged children in the latest week, though hospitalisations were highest in those aged 85 years and over ow.ly/mfjT50GAZ0L
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We've published our provisional overseas travel and tourism figures from April to June 2021.
These are air travel only; Sea and Tunnel data are excluded as it was not possible to interview on Dover ferries or the EuroTunnel due to #COVID19 restrictions ow.ly/qMMG50GAQLx
Overseas residents made 277,000 visits by air to the UK in Quarter 2 (April to June) 2021.
This was 97% fewer than Quarter 2 2019 as travel continues to be restricted due to the pandemic ow.ly/tgea50GAQT5
Overseas residents spent £386 million on their visits to the UK in Quarter 2 (April to June) 2021.
Figures from @NationalHways show average counts of all vehicles on strategic roads around English ports reached their pre-pandemic level for the first time in August 2021.
The only monthly decrease in 2021 occurred in July, down 5 percentage points ow.ly/4BqB50GzXpx
Data from @Pret show in the week to 21 Oct 2021, sales at stores in London airports increased by 8 percentage points to 83% of the January 2020 average🥪
We’ve published a technical article which highlights the different characteristics of people more likely to test positive for #COVID19 across countries of the UK.
Findings are from 11 Nov 2020 to 16 May 2021, when the Alpha variant was the most dominant ow.ly/fkei50GzX0h
In Wales and England, living in an urban city or town increased the likelihood of testing positive for #COVID19 when compared to those living in a rural village ow.ly/HqXh50GzX1Y
In Wales, age did not effect the probability of testing positive for #COVID19 until around age 60 years, when the probability of testing positive decreased.
In England, younger ages were more likely to test positive than those from older ages ow.ly/w1cw50GzX67
Our latest Opinions and Lifestyle data show 91% of adults who have had 2 #COVID19 vaccine doses would be very/fairly likely to get a booster vaccine (6 to 17 October 2021) ow.ly/vKpI50GvVNr
Some people who were fairly or very unlikely to get a #COVID19 booster vaccine felt
💉 2 doses will be enough (50%)
💉 worried about long-term health effects (34%)
💉 booster should be offered to others (33%)
Around 1 in 6 (17%) adults with a child in their household said the child had received a #COVID19 vaccine between 6 and 17 October (4% from 22 September to 3 October)💉 ow.ly/Vt2C50GvVXk