{"id":16920,"date":"2022-05-20T19:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=16920"},"modified":"2022-05-20T19:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:03:55","slug":"covid-infections-have-dropped-to-1-in-50-according-to-the-ons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/20\/covid-infections-have-dropped-to-1-in-50-according-to-the-ons\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid infections have dropped to 1 in 50, according to the ONS."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to the latest Office for National Statistics estimates, covid <\/a>infections have dropped to one in per 50 adults in the UK (ONS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That implies 1.27 million persons were infected with coronavirus in the week ending May 13th, down 14% from the previous week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Omicron variety pushed up instances, infections have been steadily declining since the end of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the autumn, over-65s and health-care workers will be among the categories to receive a booster vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adults aged 16 to 64 who are clinically vulnerable will also be given the Covid vaccine ahead of the winter season, when the virus is more likely to spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ONS, covid infections have fallen to their lowest level since mid-December, based on swab tests of thousands of people in households throughout the UK, whether or not they have symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ONS study provides the most precise picture of the spread of Covid-19 because free testing has now finished in England and is restricted in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the ONS discovered that infections in the south-east and south-west of England may be declining. The decline in infections among people under the age of 35 appears to be slowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today’s data continue to demonstrate an encouraging drop in infections across the UK, reaching their lowest position in England since the 1970s,” Sarah Crofts, head of analytical outputs for the Covid-19 Infection Survey, stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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