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The most common Covid symptoms Brits are reporting as cases rise again

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Experts have revealed the most common Covid symptoms as cases continue to rise across England. Hospital admissions over the last week in England for patients with COVID-19 have jumped to 48 per cent, as experts warn that the first winter wave is starting to heavily impact the health service, the Mirror reports.

Bed occupancy in hospitals for patients with Covid is up 37 per cent compared with the previous seven days. Hospital admission rates are highest in the South East - up 64 per cent - and the Midlands - up 58 per cent - over the same period, according to analysis of NHS figures by the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group of insurance experts and epidemiologists. READ MORE: Police pictured digging for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett after reports skull found According to the ZOE Health Study, the most common symptom of Covid is still a sore throat - affecting two thirds of positive cases.

However, colds due to rhinovirus are also increasing rapidly and are currently around five times more common than Covid-19. Other symptoms including a fever and loss of smell with Covid are now much rarer, with less than one in six people being affected.

Professor Tim Spector, the Scientific Co-Founder of ZOE, commented on the latest COVID data, saying: “It’s clear from ZOE Health Study data that we’re now seeing an autumn wave of COVID-19, combined with increases in hospital admissions. "We are already at rates last seen in the June wave.

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