from last month s all time high. infections also rose in england, where around one in 20 are thought to be infected and in wales, where infections equate to around one in 25 people. a surge in cases was predicted after restrictions were lifted. this latest rise, driven by the more infectious ba2 version of the omicron virus, adding to the pressure on an already hard hit nhs. we ve got many people in hospital. in fact, in some parts of the country, as many as we have ever had during the pandemic. so, what s your best guess as to what happens next, do you think? we re beginning to see some signs, perhaps in some parts of the uk but also from elsewhere in europe, for example, denmark, that we may have reached the peak of this wave. and we may start to come down the other side. certainly, in terms of infections. the good news is the number of people falling seriously ill remains relatively low. this is what we re seeing in later covid disease. i though covid is still making itself felt acr
tojust under 3.3 million. last week, scotland saw the highest infection levels in the pandemic so far. it s estimated more than 7% of the population one in 1a people had covid 19. it was a similar picture in northern ireland, too also around one in 1a people but rates here have dropped from last month s all time high. infections also rose in england, where around one in 20 are thought to be infected, and in wales, where infections equate to around one in 25 people. a surge in cases was predicted after restrictions were lifted. this latest rise, driven by the more infectious ba2 version of the 0micron virus, adding to the pressure on an already hard hit nhs. we ve got many people in hospital. in fact, in some parts of the country, as many as we have ever had during the pandemic. so what s your best guess as to what happens next, do you think? we re beginning to see some signs, perhaps in some parts of the uk but also from elsewhere in europe, for example, denmark, that we may ha