The Zoe COVID Studyโs positive symptomatic case estimate still shows 125,012 cases. The 7-day estimate is up for the 6th consecutive day (with now 873,150 cases). On average, it is estimated that 124,736 people are still infected every day in the UK.
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Zoe Latest Estimates
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 24h: 125,012
โซ 7d: 873,150โ๏ธ (up for 6 consecutive days)
โซ 28d: 3,809,854
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 124,736 per dayโ๏ธ
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โซ 1,724,004
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ-๐๐ฎ๐ป-๐ฎ๐ฎ
โซ 28,054,879


(Source: UK Health Security Agency & Zoe COVID Study)
latest guidance
โ UK Governmentโs List of symptoms of COVID-19
After two years without updating its list of just three symptoms of COVID-19 (a high temperature, a new continuous cough and a loss or change to the sense of smell or taste), the NHS has finally updated its list of symptoms of COVID:
๐ฉ Shortness of breath
๐ฅฑ Feeling tired or exhausted
๐ค An aching body
๐คฏ A headache
๐ค A sore throat
๐คง A blocked or runny nose
๐ Loss of appetite
๐ฅด Diarrhoea
๐คฎ Feeling sick or being sick






(Source: Gov.uk)
latest news
- Northern Ireland and UK headline data on cases, deaths and testing no longer updated โ UK Government
From 20 May 2022, the Department of Health Northern Ireland stopped reporting data on cases, testing and deaths.
This means that UK headline figures for these topics will not be updated.
- Deaths due to COVID-19 increased between March and April 2022 โ ONS
The proportion of deaths due to coronavirus COVID-19, out of all deaths that involved COVID-19, increased between March and April 2022 in England and Wales.
In England the proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 (out of deaths that involved COVID-19) increased from 63.0% in March 2022 to 64.2% in April 2022. During the same period in Wales, the proportion increased from 64.3% to 65.1%.

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Since February, the UKHSA has stopped publishing COVID updates at weekends. Now they take place on Mondays and Thursdays only.
Better still, the UK Government announced today that โFrom 20 May 2022, Department of Health Northern Ireland stopped reporting data on cases, testing and deaths. This means UK headline figures for these topics will not be updated.โ
The virus doesnโt take a break at weekends, nor does it show up twice a week only. It spreads and kills people every day in the UK and around the world.
We, at PMP, have decided to continue to publish the latest COVID data available every day, especially the Zoe COVID Study estimates โ probably more accurate than the UK Governmentโs own data since free testing has ended in England.
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vaccination
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Note: UK vaccination data is now published weekly on Mondays.


(Source: UK Health Security Agency + Public Health Wales
+ Public Health Scotland + HSC NI + ONS)
Note: Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
PMP Xtra
Total UK population: 67,081,234 (last year: 66,796,800), via ONS (subject to changes in population over the year). These figures were updated on 25 June 2021. (Source: ONS)
long covid
๐งฉ Long COVID UK
๐จ 1.8 million people currently live with long COVID in the UK
๐จ 2.8% of the UK population currently live with long COVID
๐จ 1 in 36 people in the UK has long COVID
๐จ Long COVID symptoms adversely affect the day-to-day activities of 1.2 million people (67% of long COVID sufferers)
๐จ Of those, 346,000 people (19%) are โlimited a lotโ
๐จ 556,000 (31%) first had COVID-19 before Alpha became the main variant; 249,000 (14%) in the Alpha period, 446,000 (25%) in the Delta period, and 438,000 (24%) in the Omicron period.
๐จ Most common symptoms of long COVID:
โซ fatigue (51%)
โซ shortness of breath (33%)
โซ loss of smell (26%)
โซ difficulty concentrating (23%)
๐จ Prevalence of long COVID is greatest in people:
โซ aged 35-49 years
โซ females
โซ living in more deprived areas
โซ working in social care, teaching, education or health care
โซ with another activity-limiting health condition or disability
(Source: ONS)
education
โ Absence & Attendance in Schools

additional data
โ Weekly New Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 (per million)
โ Cumulative number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK
(Source: ONS)
(Sources: UK Health Security Agency + Welsh Government
+ Scottish Government + N-I Ministry of Health)
โ Population Testing Positive for COVID-19
(Source: ONS)
โ Number of contact tracing alerts sent (England & Wales)
(Source: NHS)
(Source: University of Oxford)
data sources
๐ Data Sources:
- Daily summary: Coronavirus in the UK | UK Government
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) NHS Advice | PMP Magazine
- Variants: distribution of cases data | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Whatโs new | UK Government
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๐๏ธ Sources: @CovidGenomicsUK | @UKHSA | @ONS
๐งฎ Special thanks: @JoePajak | #NHS | NHS staff

โ AUTHOR โ
โซ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.
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- Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 20 May 2022.
- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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