top up people s immunity. the virus is spreading fast. top up people s immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the top up people s immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the latest - top up people s immunity. the virus is spreading fast. the latest survey| is spreading fast. the latest survey from the office for national statistics are just about 3.5 million people in the uk at the virus last week, up 29% from the week before. it s still not as high as the level in late march with a.9 million infections. scotland had the highest case rates. one in 16 people last week. in england it was won and 19 and wales and northern ireland won in 17 people. where will it go from here? i won in 17 people. where will it go from here? from here? i think we will see a dechne from here? i think we will see a decline in from here? i think we will see a decline in cases from here? i think we will see a decline in cases towards - from here? i think we will see a decline in cases towards the - from
a booster in the autumn. previously, it was suggested it would be the over 65s. in addition, these groups, like health and care workers and other younger age groups with health conditions, will be eligible for an autumn booster. the expert committee, thejcvi, has explained the latest decision on the next vaccine roll out. well, there s always a risk of another variant. we are undergoing a wave of baa and ba.5 at the moment. there will almost certainly be another wave at some point during the winter and we want to take a precautionary approach and top up people s immunity. the virus is spreading fast now. the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests about 3.5 million people in the uk had the virus last week, up 29% from the week before. it s still not as high, though, as the level in late march with 4.9 million infections. scotland had the highest case rates. one in 16 people there had the virus last week.
as baa and ba5 which spread more rapidly. case rates rose in all the uk s nations, with scotland still the highest. but if you look back at previous covid numbers, the latest level of infections is still less than half what it was in march, and lower than january. so where will it go from here? portugal had a big rise in infection, that is coming down, the second feature may be to do with our behaviour and interaction with many schools are about to break up, they have done so in scotland, and we will see that elsewhere in the uk, and we have seen when schools are on holiday, just because of the interactions we have,
case rates rose in all the uk s nations, with scotland still the highest. but if you look back at previous covid numbers, the latest level of infections is still less than half what it was in march, and lower than january. so where will it go from here? portugal had a big rise in many fencingion, that is coming down, the second feature may be to do with our behaviour and interrank aion, many schools are about to break up, they have done so in scotland, and we will see that elsewhere in the uk, and we have seen when schools are on holiday, just because of the interactions we have, that over that holiday period the infection rates may go down. total numbers have gone up, the most up to date figures are for england, there are currentlyjust under 9,000 covid patient, some are there
independent grievance system in parliament, that the prime minister acted swiftly. there has been no further comment from mr pincher since his short resignation letter. for now, he remains an independent mp. while that investigation is carried out. nick, thank you. there has been another sharp rise in the number of covid infections in the uk they have jumped by nearly a third in a week. the virus is most prevalent in scotland, where one in 18 people is infected. across the uk, 2.3 million are estimated to have covid, and hospital admissions are on the rise again. our health editor hugh pym is here. yes, sophie. further sharp increases in covid infections driven by variants of omicron known as baa and ba.5, which spread more rapidly. case rates rose in all the uk s nations, with scotland still the highest, where one in 18 people had the virus last week. it was one in 30 in england and wales, and one in 25 in northern ireland. but if you look back at previous covid numbers, the lates