
28th February 2023
Percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in private residential households in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. This survey is being delivered in partnership with University of Oxford, University of Manchester, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Wellcome Trust, working with the University of Oxford and partner laboratories to collect and test samples.
The following points are for the week ending 14 February 2023.
In England, the estimated percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to increase; the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 1,223,000 (95% credible interval: 1,163,400 to 1,285,800), equating to 2.18% of the population (1.88% in the previous reference week), or around 1 in 45 people.
In Wales, the estimated percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to increase; the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 55,300 (95% credible interval: 43,900 to 67,700), equating to 1.79% of the population (1.50% in the previous reference week), or around 1 in 55 people.
In Northern Ireland, the trend in the estimated percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 was uncertain; the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 29,700 (95% credible interval: 21,800 to 38,300), equating to 1.62% of the population, or around 1 in 60 people.
In Scotland, the estimated percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 continued to increase; the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 114,800 (95% credible interval: 95,400 to 134,800), equating to 2.18% of the population (1.83% in the previous reference week), or around 1 in 45 people.
The estimated percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased in the North East, North West, East Midlands, London and the South West, and the trends were uncertain in all other regions of England.
In England, the estimated percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased in those aged 25 years and over, decreased in those aged 2 years to school Year 11, and the trend was uncertain for those in school Year 12 to age 24 years.
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See the full report at
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/24february2023