A member of NHS Test and Trace collects a sample from a member of the public at a Covid-19 testing site in Bournemouth (Andrew Matthews/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)Covid reinfections currently make up around 10 per cent of daily infections, according to the latest official estimate.
The UK Health Security Agency (HSA) attributed the rise in reinfections over the festive period to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which is capable of reinfecting those who have previously caught the alpha or delta strains.
