Covid infection rates are continuing to rise across Nottingham as a sub-variant of Omicron surges throughout the country. Many areas of the city have seen a weekly increase of more than 100 percent, with some reaching above 200 percent.
The increase is thought to be due to the Omicron sub-variant, called BA.2 and known as 'stealth variant', which is highly transmissible. It also follows the lifting of restrictions across the UK.
The ONS infection survey, which tests thousands of people randomly in households across the UK, estimates 3.3 million people would have tested positive in the week ending 12 March - up from 2.6 million the previous week.
