COVID-19: Corona cases started increasing with the onset of cold, 1 out of every 35 people infected in England
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With the increase in winter in England, cases of corona virus infection have also started increasing.
Here the infection is increasing in all age groups except children aged 2 to 16 years.
In recent weeks, a large number of elderly people in England and Wales have been found infected with corona.
London. With the increase in winter in England, cases of corona virus infection have also started increasing. Sky News has given this information quoting government experts. This is the fourth consecutive increase in Kovid infections in England. Here 15 lakh 13 thousand 700 people have been found infected with Kovid-19, which is about 2.78 percent of the total population here.
Here, this increase in infection is being seen after the cases of corona are relatively low in the summer months. Apart from this, it has been said in the report that during this period, infection is increasing in all age groups except children in the age group of 2 to 16 years. This report warns, ‘In recent weeks, a large number of elderly people in England and Wales have been infected with corona.’
According to the report of Sky News, in the week ending on Sunday, the number of hospitalizations has also increased to 12.6 per one lakh. However, the figures also show that the deaths related to Kovid have been less than before.
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On the other hand, Sarah Crofts, deputy director of the ONS Kovid survey, was quoted as saying that as the cold increases in Britain, it needs to be closely monitored. According to the BBC report, Sarah Crofts said, ‘The infection has increased again in the UK. It has been seeing a steady increase in recent weeks. Although it is less in Scotland and the North East of England at present.
Statistics show that one in 35 people in England, one in 40 people in Wales, one in 40 in Northern Ireland and one in 50 in Scotland have been found to be Kovid infected.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 15, 2022, 19:24 IST