The UK recently reported 60,000 new cases in 24 hours, after an outburst from the beginning of summer due to the highly contagious Delta variant. But daily figures for new contamination have fallen briefly before rising again in recent days.

According to a study by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published on Friday, the Covid-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom continued last week, in stark contrast to the decline in the number of cases reported daily by health services.

In the week ending July 24, the number of cases continued to rise in the United Kingdom except in Scotland, where the percentage of people testing positive has declined, according to the ONS, which however notes a possible slowdown in England. .

The ONS, which is based on a sample of the population, estimated that 856,200 people were infected in England that week, or one in 65, the same proportion as Northern Ireland. In Scotland, one in 110 people was infected, and in Wales, one in 160.

Difference

These figures are in contrast to the new daily cases reported every day, which have confused scientists and the government in England over a period that has mixed the end of restrictions and the start of school holidays.

The UK recently reported 60,000 new cases in 24 hours, after an outburst from the beginning of summer due to the highly contagious Delta variant. But daily figures for new contamination have fallen briefly before rising again in recent days.

The number of hospitalizations is increasing (about 6,300 in the last seven days, up 21%), as well as deaths: 499 in the last seven days, (about 29%), for a total of more than 129,000 deaths, among the worst outcomes One from Europe.