of covid levels. let s look at the figures. it is one in 25 people in the uk is estimated last week to have had covid and that is up 18% on the previous week. so to put that in context, the week before it was 130, now one in 25. it is estimated about 2.7 million people in the uk had covid but to put that in context, at the end of march it was something like almost 5 million. the rate of growth does seem to be slowing. you don t know when you have reached the peak until you look back. in terms of hospital numbers, something like 11,800 covid patients in england but two thirds of those are primarily being treated for something else and there are still around 50 covariate related deaths every day. qm. there are still around 50 covariate -related deaths every day. 0k, thank ou ve -related deaths every day. 0k, thank you very much -related deaths every day. 0k, thank you very much indeed. -related deaths every day. 0k, thank you very much indeed. fergus - -related deaths every day. 0k,
it s working closely with trusts on building plans. covid infections in the uk are up again. latest figures show 2.7 million people had the virus last week. that s a rise of 18% on the previous week. our medical editor fergus walsh told me that the numbers have been increasing since the beginning ofjune. we are now in the third wave of omicron, and tens of millions of us have had covid in the last eight months since it became the dominant variant. and that s because it keeps changing. people are being infected and then reinfected. and the way we know that is because of this ons survey. it s the most reliable indicator of covid levels, so let s look at the figures. so, it s one in 25 people in the uk is estimated last week week to have had covid. and that is up 18%
how many can survive. lorna gordon, bbc news, on the bass rock. covid infection levels in the uk have risen again. the latest estimates suggest that around 1.4 million people had coronavirus last week, a period that includes most of the platinum jubilee holiday. this is a rise of about 43% on the week before. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here with his analysis. covid has largely dropped out of the headlines, but infections are once again rising across the uk. the office for national statistics weekly survey the most reliable indicator of covid levels suggests that last week one in 50 people in england was infected, one in 30 in scotland, and one in 45 in wales and northern ireland. the increase is being driven by two even more contagious sub variants of 0micron called ba.4 and ba.5.
going to be able to do that. easyjet thinks it can and that disruption will be minimised, but some people will be minimised, but some people will lose out. thousands of passengers are threatened with destruction. but gatwick is gambling on the fact that taking some pain now could avoid chaos during the summer months, which is what would happen if we had last minute cancellations. happen if we had last minute cancellations. ., ., ., cancellations. theo, thanks for the latest. cancellations. theo, thanks for the latest theo cancellations. theo, thanks for the latest. theo leggett. covid infection levels in the uk have risen again. the latest estimates suggest that around 1.4 million people had coronavirus last week, which includes part of the platinum jubilee period. this is up about 43% from the week before. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here with his analysis. covid has largely dropped out of the headlines, but infections are once again rising across the uk. the office for na