Mary Wilson
Well-known member
From: UK Health Security Agency
Published 21 December 2023
The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and help understand the winter pressures on the NHS.
The study collects data through self-reported lateral flow device (LFD) results and questionnaire responses from approximately 150,000 participants across England and Scotland, providing up to 30,000 LFD test results per week.
The latest report estimates a prevalence of 4.2% across the total population in England and Scotland. This means that approximately 1 in every 24 people could test positive for COVID-19 infection at the current time.
Prevalence rates were highest in people aged 18 to 44 years, and the highest prevalence regionally was found in London.
UKHSA is urging all those eligible to come forward for a seasonal COVID-19 vaccine before the window closes on 31 January 2024. ...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-and-ons-release-latest-winter-covid-19-infection-study-data
Published 21 December 2023
The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and help understand the winter pressures on the NHS.
The study collects data through self-reported lateral flow device (LFD) results and questionnaire responses from approximately 150,000 participants across England and Scotland, providing up to 30,000 LFD test results per week.
The latest report estimates a prevalence of 4.2% across the total population in England and Scotland. This means that approximately 1 in every 24 people could test positive for COVID-19 infection at the current time.
Prevalence rates were highest in people aged 18 to 44 years, and the highest prevalence regionally was found in London.
UKHSA is urging all those eligible to come forward for a seasonal COVID-19 vaccine before the window closes on 31 January 2024. ...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-and-ons-release-latest-winter-covid-19-infection-study-data