Number of people with coronavirus in UK rose to 1 in 21 last week
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronavirus infections have continued to increase in England, Wales and Scotland, though the trend is “uncertain” in Northern Ireland, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
In England, around one in 20 people in private households are estimated to have had the virus in the week to March 12, or 2.7 million people – up from one in 25, or 2.1 million people, in the week to March 5.
In Wales, the estimate is up from 97,900 people, or one in 30, to 125,400 people, or one in 25. Scotland has seen infection levels rise for seven weeks in a row and they have now reached a new record high, with 376,300 people estimated to have had Covid-19 last week, or one in 14.
This is up from 299,900 people, or one in 18, the previous week. Read more: Coronavirus cases on rise across Greater Manchester as one borough sees weekly increase of OVER 90 per cent The ONS described the trend in Northern Ireland as “uncertain”, with 130,600 people likely to have had Covid-19 last week, or around one in 14 people: down slightly from 143,800 people, or one in 13.
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