Infections, high but declining

Covid symptoms continue to evolve, sore throat now most common. US, proportions of circulating variants https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions BA.5 81.9% (78.7%) BA.4 12.9% (17.2%) BA2. 12.1 5% (3.4%) BA.2 0.3% BA.1 0% BA. 2.75 (24 UK cases) UK, Technical briefing data https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1093275/covid-technical-briefing-44-22-july-2022.pdf Zoe data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05_idwi66jM R = 0.9 About one in 17 currently infected Declining in all areas of UK Most infections are new BA.5 is infecting recent BA.2 infections Symptoms UK, increase in urinary frequency List of covid symptoms Sore throat, 59% Headache, 49% Cough, no phlegm 43% Blocked nose, 42% Runny nose, 40% Cough with phlegm, 39% Hoarse, 39% Sneezing, 32% Fatigue, 30% Muscle pains 24% Dizzy, 19% Swollen neck glands, 15% Altered smell, 15% Sore eyes, 14% Chest pain / tightness, 13% Fever, 13% Loss of smell, 12% Shortness of breath, 11% Earache, 11% Chills or shivers, 10% Health study data Symptomatic cases, 176,147 Current symptomatic prevalence, 3, 480, 836 https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data UK, latest data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk UK, ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights Decrease from 20th July 4.83% in England (1 in 20 people) 5.14% in Wales (1 in 19 people) 6.18% in Northern Ireland (1 in 16 people) 5.17% in Scotland (1 in 19 people) Antibody levels The presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 suggests that a person has previously been infected with COVID-19 or vaccinated. 179ng/ml level 800ng/ml theshold US data https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailydeaths US hospital data Current 7 day average, 6,186 admissions Down 2.7% on the week