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Prevalence, week ending 2 April 2022
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights
7.60% in England (1 in 13 people)
7.59% in Wales (1 in 13 people)
6.21% in Northern Ireland
(1 in 16 people)
7.54% in Scotland (1 in 13 people)
People were more likely to test positive in the two weeks up to 26 March 2022 if they:
had not previously been infected with COVID-19
travelled abroad in the last 28 days
reported being of White ethnicity
worked outside the home 2, 3 or 4 days a week
had not been living in a multigenerational household
were male
were not impacted by a disability
had not had contact with hospitals
lived in less deprived areas
Reinfections were 10 times higher in the Omicron variant period than in the Delta variant period
Between 2 July 2020 and 20 March 2022, people were more likely to be reinfected if they:
were unvaccinated
had a “milder” primary infection with a lower viral load
were younger
lived in more deprived areas
Self-reported long COVID
As of 5 March 2022
1.7 million people, (2.7% of the population)
69% symptoms at least 12 weeks
45% at least one year
Long symptoms
Fatigue, 51%
Shortness of breath, 34%
Loss of smell, 28%
Muscle ache, 24%
Adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 67%
Long covid, more common in
Aged 35 to 49 years
Females
More deprived areas
Working in social care, teaching and education, or health care
Another activity-limiting health condition or disability.
1.0% primary school age, met all the criteria for long COVID, at some point since March 2020
2.7% secondary school age, met all the criteria for long COVID at some point since March 2020
Hospital admissions
Admissions with covid and admissions for covid not differentiated
Risk of death in omicron times
67% lower following an Omicron variant infection compared with the Delta variant
No evidence of a change in the risk of death following COVID-19 vaccination in young people
12 weeks after vaccination, aged 12 to 29 years.
COVID-19 mortality rates lowest for those with three vaccinations
The risk of death involving COVID-19 in England has been consistently lower for people who had a third vaccine dose
People who had received a second vaccine,
had a higher risk of death involving COVID-19 if their second vaccine dose was over six months ago
Antibodies
Infected or vaccinated
Antibodies above a 179 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml) threshold
98.8% in England
98.8% in Wales
99.0% in Northern Ireland
98.9% in Scotland
Source