UK Covid cases continuing to rise

UK Covid cases continuing to rise Around 3.8m people - one in 17 of the UK population - has coronavirus, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest.

That's up by a quarter of a million - 7% - on the week before when there were 3.5m Covid infections recorded.

The number of people testing positive across the UK has been rising since the start of June but the rate of rise is showing signs of slowing down. BBC News

See also:

• Covid cases rise by another 10% in England... but experts say it's proof outbreak really has peak The Daily Mail
• Why do the minority who haven’t had Covid account for most new infections? The Guardian
• This Covid wave may be cresting – now let’s prepare for the next one | Kit Yates The Guardian
• New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK The Independent