Latest COVID 🦠 #809

The Zoe COVID Study’s positive symptomatic case estimate is increasing again with 119,953 cases. Its 7-day estimate shows 861,893 cases in a week. On average, it is estimated that 123,128 people are still infected every day in the UK.

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UKHSA Latest Data – ENGLAND ONLY

• 537 deaths in England [within 28 days of first positive test result for COVID-19] were reported in the last 7 days.
• 41,039 new coronavirus infections in the last 7 days according to the latest England data report - the actual number England-wide is potentially significantly higher, always worth checking out the data provided by the ONS and by the King’s College team in the accompanying tables.
• 220,400 coronavirus infections have been reported across England in the last 28 days according to data in the latest England data report.
• The number of deaths in England in the past week equates on average to around 77 deaths each of the past 7 days. If this was to be the “new normal” for daily deaths caused by COVID-19, then annually this would equate to around 28,001 deaths across England.
• Meanwhile, a total of 3,573 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported across England in the last 28 days.
• 463 COVID-19 hospital admissions in England occurred on 22 May 2022.
• 4,639 patients suffering from COVID-19 are currently occupying hospital beds in England – reported as of 24 May 2022.
• 142 COVID-19 patients are occupying mechanical ventilation beds in England - according to the data reported on 24 May 2022.
• All three of these healthcare measures remain a concern for our under-pressure NHS.

SO FAR:

• 845 days since the first infection due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported in Britain (31 January 2020)
• 809 days since the first reported death in Britain (6 March 2020). Coronavirus has now been responsible for infecting around 18.7 million people in England (according to the official reported positive cases data)

Zoe Study UK Latest Estimates

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀
▫ 24h: 119,953 ↗️
▫ 7d: 861,893
▫ 28d: 3,557,242

𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀
▫ 123,128 per day

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀
▫ 1,690,823

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭-𝗝𝗮𝗻-𝟮𝟮
▫ 28,537,714

■ UK Government’s 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:

😩 Shortness of breath
🥱 Feeling tired or exhausted
🤕 An aching body
🤯 A headache
🤐 A sore throat
🤧 A blocked or runny nose
😞 Loss of appetite
🥴 Diarrhoea
🤮 Feeling sick or being sick

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People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19

Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.

GOV.UKUK Health Security Agency

COVID-19: people with COVID-19 and their contacts

GOV.UKUK Health Security Agency

Infectious diseases: schools and other childcare settings

Managing cases of infectious diseases in schools and other childcare settings posters.

GOV.UKUK Health Security Agency

List of general population COVID-19 testing providers - GOV.UK

GOV.UK

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants: technical briefings

Technical briefing documents on novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

GOV.UKUK Health Security Agency

• UK deaths involving COVID-19 fall – ONS

The number of deaths in the UK involving COVID-19 fell to 795 in the week ending 13 May 2022 (43 less than the previous week).

There were 13,591 total deaths registered in the most recent week, which was 21.4% (2,397 excess deaths) above the five-year average.

Of the 12,048 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 13 May 2022, 719 (6.0%) mentioned "novel coronavirus". Of these 719 deaths, 62.6% (450 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death. This is down from 64.5% the week before.

The total number of deaths in England and Wales was 38.0% (947 excess deaths) above the five-year average in private homes , and 19.3% (390 deaths) above in care homes. This week’s figure was 17.0% (775 deaths) above the five-year average in hospitals, and 12.5% (96 deaths) above in other settings.

[Read more...]

EXCL: @ITVNews has obtained pictures of Boris Johnson drinking at a No10 party during lockdown in November 2020.

The photos cast fresh doubt on the PM's repeated claims he was unaware of rule-breaking in No10 during the pandemic.

See all images here:https://t.co/sUJiWpxqmm pic.twitter.com/iXopuPIQu7

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) May 23, 2022

I know everyone is fed up of Covid, but this is IMPORTANT.

The ONS (UK Gov) have compared:

COVID versus The FLU

And the results are quite staggering.

TLDR; Covid much more risky than Flu; Younger people higher increase in risk than older.

Share pls.
[40-59yrs ⬇️] pic.twitter.com/wbSwjbHVT0

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) May 23, 2022

Since February, the UKHSA has stopped publishing COVID updates at weekends. Now they take place on Mondays and Thursdays only. And since 20 May, the UK dashboard has stopped updating Northern Ireland data altogether.

The virus doesn’t 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 – probably more accurate than the UK Government’s own data since free testing has ended in England.

Please support our work to help us to continue our COVID reporting: Donate now.

🙈🙉🙊 #CovidIsNotOver.

Covid: New variant of concern detected in Republic

Two cases of BA.4, a sublineage of Omicron, were detected here earlier this month

The Irish TimesPaul Cullen

Haven’t had COVID yet? It could be more than just luck.

Even taking into account people who have had COVID but didn’t know it, there’s still likely to be a group of people who have never been infected.

PMP MagazineContributor at-large

Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing.

A new study finds that the cognitive loss from severe COVID is the same as losing 10 IQ points.

PMP MagazineContributor at-large

Long COVID in children is real and serious. There are treatments available... just not in the UK.

My daughter Jasmin has had long COVID for the past 16 months. I tried for over 6 months to get her research bloods done in the UK. Hitting brick walls, in desperation I took her to Germany in February.

PMP MagazineDr Binita Kane

■ 🧬 COG-UK sequencing

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📈 ENGLAND COVID-19 CHART

💉 Latest UK Vaccination

Note: UK vaccination data is now published weekly on Mondays.

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🧩 Long COVID UK

■ Absence & Attendance in Schools

Going further...

■ Weekly New Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 (per million)

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■ Cumulative number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK

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■ Total Cases & Total Deaths

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■ Estimated ®️ Number

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■ Population Testing Positive for COVID-19

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■ Number of contact tracing alerts sent (England & Wales)

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■ Stringency Index

📚 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)
• Vaccination Data | UK Government
• What’s new | UK Government

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🗃️ Sources: @CovidGenomicsUK | @UKHSA | @ONS

🧮 Special thanks: @JoePajak | #NHS | NHS staff

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— AUTHORS —

▫ Dr Joe Pajak, PhD in physical chemistry: exploring the data, governor of an NHS FT hospital.
▫ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.

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Sources

• Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 24 May 2022. | The authors write in a personal capacity.
• Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
• Cover: Adobe Stock/SergeyBitos.
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