COVID cases no longer climbing as feared, except Scotland
https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-cases-no-longer-climbing-as-feared
https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time
Data from 21st August to 4th September
COVID cases no longer climbing as feared
Current cases, + 51,876 (symptomatic)
Based on PCR and LFT test data from up to five days ago, n = 31,075
Down 9.2% from 57,158 new daily cases last week
In the fully vaccinated population
Cases, + 17,674 (symptomatic)
(Last week’s average, + 17,342)
New cases are the highest among the 0-18 and 18–35 year-old
On average 1 in 90 people in the UK currently have symptomatic COVID
UK R value = 1.0
Wales, 1.1
Scotland, 1.1
Scotland and England
Cases remain highest in 0-19 years old
Longer covid
894 people a day will go on to experience symptoms for longer than 12 weeks
Professor Tim Spector
It’s great to see the return to schools and summer festivals haven’t yet resulted in a spike in cases as feared.
Worse in Scotland, rates are still rising
Scottish hospitals could soon be overwhelmed
The Scottish situation makes it clear we can’t be complacent about COVID as winter approaches
We are still producing far too many Long Covid cases and hospitalisations unnecessarily
For 521 days, ZOE and King’s College London have demanded cold and flu-like symptoms be recognised as common COVID-19 symptoms
UK rates the highest in Europe, if the government continues with no restrictions,
surely we should at least help people to recognise the symptoms early and know when to stay at home