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Jan 26

Data collected between 4 and 8 January 2022 show 79% of individuals followed self-isolation requirements after testing positive for #COVID19.

This is broadly in line with the levels reported for September (78%), November (75%) and December 2021 (74%) ow.ly/VK8150HEfa5

Almost half (49%) of respondents were concerned about the new #COVID19 Omicron variant.

10% of respondents reported testing positive for the new Omicron variant, and the majority (83%) reported that they did not know if they had been infected with Omicron.

Of those who were not retired, 25% said they lost income as a result of isolating, and 17% said that self-isolating meant they are likely to lose their job or miss out on work.

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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Jan 25

We’ve published the first in a series of articles examining earning outcomes at age 25, relative to the living wage, for people who had free school meals (FSM) and those who did not ➡️ ow.ly/lM4e50HCeKr

23% of young people who were free school meal (FSM) recipients when attending school in England were earning above the living wage by the age of 25.

This is compared with 43.5% of those who did not receive FSM.

Female recipients of free school meals (FSM) were less likely than male FSM recipients to earn above the living wage at the age of 25, at 18.2% compared with 27.8%.

A similar imbalance was seen among non-FSM recipients (39.9% of young women compared with 47.5% of young men).

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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Jan 25

13,311 deaths were registered in England & Wales in the week ending 14 Jan 2022. This was

▪ 1,049 more than Week 1 2022
▪ 872 (6.1%) fewer deaths than the five-year average.

Death registrations were affected by the New Year’s Day bank holiday ow.ly/kvp150HCe9g

10.4% of all deaths registered in the week ending 14 Jan 2022 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate in England and Wales (1,382 deaths).

This was an increase in the number of deaths from the previous week (922 deaths, 7.5% of all deaths) ow.ly/kvp150HCe9g

In England, 1,308 deaths involving #COVID19 were registered in the week ending 14 Jan (compared with 857 deaths registered the previous week).

In Wales, 69 deaths involving COVID-19 were registered in this week (compared with 61 the previous week) ow.ly/kvp150HCe9g

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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Jan 24

New analysis from various data sources shows how #COVID19 has impacted spending habits and attitudes to socialising over Christmas 2020 and 2021 compared with 2019 ow.ly/2tge50HBbSq

In the week ending 23 December 2021, the percentages of people testing positive for #COVID19 were at:

▪️ 3.71% in England
▪️ 2.52% in Wales
▪️ 2.59% in Northern Ireland
▪️ 2.57% in Scotland

Infection levels were lower in the week leading up to Christmas 2020.

In December 2020 and 2021, retail sales volumes were above pre-pandemic levels. Compared with December 2019, sales volumes were up

▪️ 3% in December 2020
▪️ 2% in December 2021.

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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Jan 18

12,262 deaths were registered in England & Wales in the week ending 7 Jan 2022. This was

▪ 3,785 more than Week 52 2021
▪ 1,036 (7.8%) fewer deaths than the five-year average.

Death registrations were affected by Christmas and Boxing Day Bank Holidays ow.ly/PUwr50HwEse

7.5% of all deaths registered in the week ending 7 Jan 2022 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate in England and Wales (922 deaths).

This was an increase in the number of deaths from the previous week (582 deaths, 6.9% of all deaths).

In England, 857 deaths involving #COVID19 were registered in the week ending 7 Jan (compared with 557 deaths registered the previous week).

In Wales, 61 deaths involving COVID-19 were registered in this week (compared with 24 the previous week).

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Jan 18

Headline indicators for the UK labour market for September to November 2021 show that

▪️employment was 75.5%
▪️unemployment was 4.1%
▪️economic inactivity was 21.3%

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