Covid cases rise as one in 37 has virus in UK

Covid cases rise as one in 37 has virus in UK The latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest one in 37 people in the UK has coronavirus, a rise from one in 50 the week before.

Experts warn of a "notable rise" in older people in England and Wales.

They say vaccines are the best defence against the virus and urge people aged 50 and over and others eligible for booster jabs to get them.

There are fears of a flu and Covid "twindemic" this winter. BBC News

See also:

• Covid: Time running out to protect vulnerable, campaigners warn BBC News
• Study links coronavirus lockdowns to birth rate drop in Europe BBC News
• BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer? BBC News
• Still never had Covid? Thank your genes: Three in 10 people have a gene that blocks infection The Daily Mail
• Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus The Independent