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One in 11 Scots now have the virus, with England and Wales not far behind, as Omicron BA.2 variant rips through population
YESTERDAY
Oliver Barnes and John Burn-Murdoch in London
Covid-19 infections jumped by a million in a week across the UK, nearing their highest level recorded during the pandemic in mid-March, according to the Office for National Statistics. Nearly 4.3mn people were infected with coronavirus in the week ending March 19, up from just below 3.3mn a week earlier. Scotland is in the grip of its biggest surge to date, with one in 11 Scots infected over the seven-day period. In England and Wales, one in 16 people were infected, according to the ONS estimates released on Friday.
... “The sheer scale of the infection is now pressuring the health service but the combination of vaccination, improved treatments and the less severe nature of Omicron means for the vast majority of those infected this will not be life threatening,” he added. Some 17,440 Covid patients are currently in hospital across the UK, as of March 24, up 22 per cent on a week earlier. In Scotland, 2,326 Covid patients are receiving hospital treatment — the highest level throughout the pandemic. ...
YESTERDAY
Oliver Barnes and John Burn-Murdoch in London
Covid-19 infections jumped by a million in a week across the UK, nearing their highest level recorded during the pandemic in mid-March, according to the Office for National Statistics. Nearly 4.3mn people were infected with coronavirus in the week ending March 19, up from just below 3.3mn a week earlier. Scotland is in the grip of its biggest surge to date, with one in 11 Scots infected over the seven-day period. In England and Wales, one in 16 people were infected, according to the ONS estimates released on Friday.
... “The sheer scale of the infection is now pressuring the health service but the combination of vaccination, improved treatments and the less severe nature of Omicron means for the vast majority of those infected this will not be life threatening,” he added. Some 17,440 Covid patients are currently in hospital across the UK, as of March 24, up 22 per cent on a week earlier. In Scotland, 2,326 Covid patients are receiving hospital treatment — the highest level throughout the pandemic. ...
