The next COVID wave has surely begun in the UK. How much longer can the UK government continue with its โthe pandemic is overโ delusion? Where are the mitigation measures like improving indoor ventilation, wearing masks, avoiding crowded spaces, and vaccinating, to limit the impact of the virus?
The Zoe COVID Studyโs positive symptomatic case estimate is currently 167,973 cases (+23.1% in a week). The 7-day estimate shows 1,050,675 cases in a week (+21.4%). On average, it is now estimated that at least 150,096 people are still infected by coronavirus every day in the UK.
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First published in June 2022.
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Reminder on data reporting in the UK:
โซ England reports every working day
โซ Scotland reports on Mondays and Thursdays only
โซ Wales reports on Thursdays only
โซ Northern Ireland has stopped reporting altogether

(Source: UK Health Security Agency)
UKHSA Latest Data โ ENGLAND ONLY
- 296 deaths in England [within 28 days of first positive test result for COVID-19] were reported in the last 7 days.
- 74,978 new coronavirus infections in the last 7 days according to the latest England data report โ the actual number England-wide is potentially significantly higher.
- 200,828 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 42.3 deaths each of the past 7 days. If this was to be the โnew normalโ for daily deaths caused by COVID-19, then annually this would equate to around 15,434 deaths across England.
- Meanwhile, a total of 1,422 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported across England in the last 28 days.
- 763 COVID-19 hospital admissions in England occurred on 14 June 2022.
- 5,008 patients suffering from COVID-19 are currently occupying hospital beds in England โ reported as of 16 June 2022.
- 130 COVID-19 patients are occupying mechanical ventilation beds in England - according to the data reported on 16 June 2022.
- All three of these healthcare measures continue to be a concern for our under-pressure NHS.
SO FAR:
- 868 days since the first infection due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported in Britain (31 January 2020)
- 832 days since the first reported death in Britain (6 March 2020). Coronavirus has now been responsible for infecting around 18.9 million people in England (according to the official reported positive cases data)
Zoe COVID Study & ONS Infection Survey UK Latest Estimates

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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)
covid tweets
Our frontline workforce both in education, health & social care are being devastated with long COVID. This was preventable. How're we supporting these staff, preventing this & dealing with the fallout?
— Dr. Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) June 16, 2022
We seem to be doing the opp.- removing masks in hosp in the a new wave. https://t.co/BFs4Ogwksv
Yes this is a thing.
— Dr Asad Khan FRCP FRACP ๐ต๐ธ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง#pwLC (@doctorasadkhan) June 15, 2022
โฆ@TorbaySDevonNHSโฉ do you realise there is still a pandemic raging? And that if babies are exposed to #COVID19 in uterine, their risk of neurodevelopmental delay is increased? Or do you simply not care about being complicit in this? 1/n pic.twitter.com/0yYvLu8TUC
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Since February 2022, the UKHSA has slowly reduced the publishing of its daily COVID updates, following the UK Governmentโs narrative that we should all โlive with the virusโ.
England now reports on weekdays, Scotland reports on Mondays and Thursdays only, Wales reports on Thursdays only, and Northern Ireland has stopped reporting altogether.
The virus doesnโt take a break at weekends.
It doesnโt infect people from time to time.
It doesnโt stop at a border either.
The virus still spreads and kills people every day in the UK and around the world. COVID-19 is NOT over.
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, ย and the ONS COVID Infection Survey estimates.
Please, support our work through our crowdfunding to help us to continue our COVID reporting: Donate now.
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(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.
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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
- Almost 1 in 20 older pupils have had long COVID | ONS
- As the pandemic ebbs, long-haul Covid still drains patients and confounds doctors | The Guardian
- Long COVID found in 20% of US cases โ CDC
- Is Omicron Creating More Cases of Long Covid? โ Bloomberg
- Long Covid can lead to trauma and depression โ Sunday Times
๐จ 2.0 million people currently live with long COVID in the UK (vs 1.8 million last month)
๐จ 3.1% of the UK population currently live with long COVID (vs 2.8%)
๐จ 1 in 33 people in the UK has long COVID
๐จ Long COVID symptoms adversely affect the day-to-day activities of 1.4 million people, 71% of long COVID sufferers (vs 1.2 million)
๐จ Of those, 398,000 people (20%) are โlimited a lotโ (vs 346,000)
๐จ 593,000 (30%) first had COVID-19 before Alpha became the main variant; 239,000 (12%) in the Alpha period, 427,000 (21%) in the Delta period, and 619,000 (31%) in the Omicron period.
๐จ Most common symptoms of long COVID:
โซ fatigue (55%)
โซ shortness of breath (32%)
โซ cough (23%)
โซ muscle ache (23%)
๐จ Prevalence of long COVID is greatest in people:
โซ aged 35-69 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)
- Vaccination Data | UK Government
- Whatโs new | UK Government
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๐๏ธ Sources: @CovidGenomicsUK | @UKHSA | @ONS
๐งฎ Special thanks: @JoePajak | #NHS | NHS staff

โ AUTHORS โ
โซ Dr Joe Pajak, PhD in physical chemistry: exploring the data, governor of an NHS FT hospital.
โซ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.
Sources
- Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 16 June 2022. | The authors write in a personal capacity.
- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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