Covid-19 Infections Fall In England, Wales And Scotland But Still 621 Died In One Week

3rd September 2022

The latest Stats from the Office for National Statistics show a decline in the numbers for Covid.

The percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to decrease in England, Wales and Scotland in the latest week (ending 23 August 2022). The trend was uncertain in Northern Ireland.

The estimated percentage of the population living in private households (those not in care homes or other communal establishments) testing positive for COVID-19 in the latest week was:

1.64% in England (1 in 60 people)
1.56% in Wales (1 in 65 people)
1.95% in Northern Ireland (1 in 50 people)
1.82% in Scotland (1 in 55 people)

The number of deaths involving COVID-19 continued to fall, with 621 deaths in the UK involving COVID-19 in the week ending 19 August 2022. However, total deaths were 17.8% above the five-year average.

Earlier this week, we published analysis on people experiencing self-reported long COVID. An estimated 2.0 million people in private households in the UK (3.1% of the population) were experiencing long COVID symptoms as of 31 July 2022.

For more details go to
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights