historic one. welcomed this decision, calling it a historic one- historic one. thank you very much, jessica, historic one. thank you very much, jessica. thank historic one. thank you very much, jessica, thank you. the number of people with covid has jumped more than 40% this week. 1.4 million people, to percent of the population, were infected in the week ending the 11th ofjune, that is up from 990,000 the previous week. cases have risen in all four nations of the uk. our medical editor fergus walsh is here, what is going on? editor fergus walsh is here, what is auoin on? . ., , ., ., going on? omicron, the showing no sins of going on? omicron, the showing no signs of abating going on? omicron, the showing no signs of abating and going on? omicron, the showing no signs of abating and is going on? omicron, the showing no signs of abating and is rising - signs of abating and is rising again, omicron came to the uk late november. the ons survey is the most reliable indicator we
the number of covid infections in the uk has fallen by 15%, with a decrease in all the nations in the week ending 16th april, according to the office for national statistics. our health editor hugh pym is here. how significant is this? i think it is significant, partly because the ons survey is the most authoritative benchmark on covid. those daily reported cases that we have all got used to our very volatile and affected by the fact that quarantine regulations have now gone and there is no more free lateral flow testing in many parts of the uk. this is important and it does show a 15% drop, 3.76 million people in the uk having the virus last week. the ons says this is a welcome decrease after recent increases to record levels. the survey is of households around the
in northern ireland it was one in 25. all the figures are the highest recorded by the ons since its survey began. well, let s get more analysis from our health editor, hugh pym, who s here. this is a stark reminder of how fast this is spreading, hugh? yes, clive, a startling figure, 3.7 million people in the uk with the virus at the end of last week. it was 2.3 million just one week before. the significance of this ons survey is that it covers households and picks up people who have not come forward for tests because they don t know they got the virus. we ve seen a bit of a slowing in the rate of growth in london, the epicentre, but a marked acceleration in areas of the north of england and scotland, wales and northern ireland, showing just how extensively omicron is now spreading. with hospital admissions, they are onlyjust over half what
results whether they are positive or negative, that is why we are seeing 200,000 cases a day, which is actually similar to the government because my own surveys, the ons survey when they give swabs door to door. so it is very similar to that, but what is different as we are showing an increase in rates rather than being stable, so i think thatis rather than being stable, so i think that is what is happening across the country, an increase which is getting back towards the peak. that we had at the very beginning of january question how wedding is that, then? i january question how wedding is that, then? that, then? i think it is less worrying that, then? i think it is less worrying than that, then? i think it is less worrying than it that, then? i think it is less worrying than it was - that, then? i think it is less worrying than it was for i that, then? i think it is less i worrying than it was for delta. we now know worrying than it was for delta. - now know it is a shorter du
might be doing that this month. what do ou think might be doing that this month. what do you think is might be doing that this month. what do you think is the might be doing that this month. what do you think is the basis for this decision? when you look at the data, yes, the figures are up by the number of deaths is dropping in the number of deaths is dropping in the number of deaths is dropping in the number of hospitalisations are dropping. is that going in the right direction? , , ., ., dropping. is that going in the right direction? , ., ., , direction? yes, you ve got to be careful not direction? yes, you ve got to be careful not make direction? yes, you ve got to be careful not make the direction? yes, you ve got to be careful not make the ons - direction? yes, you ve got to be| careful not make the ons survey direction? yes, you ve got to be i careful not make the ons survey is what is called a prevalence survey so that just what is called a prevalence survey so t