UK’s daily Covid cases rise again: Infections jump 17% in a week to 45,656
- Data showed 45,656 Covid infections were recorded over the last 24 hours, up 17 per cent in a week
- Covid deaths also rose by 55 per cent in seven days, after 194 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours
- Latest hospitalisation data showed admissions had fallen two per cent with 1,058 recorded
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Britain’s daily Covid cases have now risen for two days in a row, official figures revealed today while deaths also ticked upwards.
Government dashboard data showed 45,656 infections were recorded over the last 24 hours, up 17 per cent on the tally last Thursday.
It is yet another sign the country’s outbreak is now growing, after a month of falling infections was brought to an abrupt end yesterday when cases rose 11 per cent compared to last week.
Another 194 Covid deaths were also recorded today, up 55 per cent in seven days.
Latest hospitalisation data showed there were 1,058 admissions on February 27, which was down two per cent on the week before.
The rise in infections coincides with a more infectious version of Omicron, scientifically named BA.2, becoming dominant in England last week.
Experts warn it may cause some fluctuations in case rates, but say there is no reason to panic because there is no evidence the strain is more likely to cause severe disease.
Separate figures from a Covid symptom-tracking app today suggested cases fell by seven per cent in the UK last week, with 145,530 people now catching the virus every day on average.
The uptick comes more than a week after Boris Johnson ditched all of england’s remaining restrictions, with requirements to wear face masks on public transport and isolate coming to an end. Mass testing is also set to be shelved on April 1, with the country shifting to relying on national surveillance.
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