A rise in Covid cases combined with grave warnings about the severity of this year's flu season has caused concern for many. The latest figures show a 56% rise in the seven-day average of people testing positive for Covid. This follows a drop in infections over the summer months.
Data from the UK Health Security Agency showed 6,831 people tested positive for Covid on September 21, with the seven-day average of positive tests sitting at 5,807. This is a sharp increase from the 3,533 positive cases reported on August 21, when the seven-day average was 3,705 cases.
Despite the alarming figures, the Office for National Statistics has said there is no clear evidence of an autumn Covid wave starting, the Mirror reports. Sarah Crofts, ONS deputy director for the Covid-19 infection survey, said it was “too early to identify whether this is the start of a new wave”.
