Covid infections rise by 14% in a week in UK

Covid infections rise by 14% in a week in UK Covid infections in the UK are rising and have topped more than one million, according to official estimates.

There has been a 14% rise in people testing positive in the week to 20 September - the biggest increase since the summer.

But there is no clear evidence of an autumn Covid wave starting, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 30 September 2022 Office for National Statistics
• Government must do all it can to deliver booster programme amid rising Covid cases BMA
• Autumn Covid wave officially kicks off: NHS virus admissions jump by HALF in a week The Daily Mail
• Experts warn the UK is ALREADY at the start of a 'devastating' Covid wave The Daily Mail
• Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK The Guardian
• Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – study The Guardian
• Bereaved families fear Covid inquiry cover-up after ban on testimony The Guardian
• Covid infections on the rise in the UK The Independent
• UK ‘blind’ to new immune-evasive Covid variants creating ‘perfect storm’ for devastating wave The Independent