Pandemic record numbers of new infections

UK latest, another week another record number of new covid infections https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAyUJ5uA3sE New symptomatic cases, 345,856 per day All-time record, historic wave 23% increase in past 2 weeks R = 1.1 Scotland and Wales first, now England Prevalence, 4,556,818 UK, 1 in 15 Scotland, 1 in 13 ONS latest https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/infections 5.27% in England (1 in 19 people) 6.04% in Wales (1 in 17 people) 5.86% in Northern Ireland (1 in 17 people) 6.34% in Scotland (1 in 16 people) Scotland starting to level off Children and young adults, 1 in 10 0 to 17 year olds highest increase All UK regions Much milder disease on average than it was Lots of reinfections, mostly over 3 months after last infection Younger people, 30% of current infections are reinfections Older people, 10% of current infections are reinfections Summer colds, twice as likely to have covid as any other type of virus 2,005 hospitalizations per day Certified deaths continue to fall https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/infections ONS, re-infection Seven times higher in Omicron versus delta 2 July 2020 and 4 June 2022 People were more likely to be re-infected if they: were unvaccinated had a "milder" primary infection with a lower viral load did not report symptoms with their first infection were younger List of covid symptoms Sore throat, 58% Headache, 49% Blocked nose, 40% Cough, no phlegm 40% Runny nose, 40% Cough with phlegm, 37% Hoarse, 35% Sneezing, 32% Fatigue, 27% Muscle pains 25% Dizzy, 18% Swollen neck glands, 15% Sore eyes, 14% Altered smell, 13% Chest pain / tightness, 13% Fever, 13% Chills or shivers, 12% Shortness of breath, 11% Earache, 11% Loss of smell, 10%