Covid bounce back

COVID bounce back, based on PCR and LFT test data https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-bounces-back-as-cases-start-to-rise Based on PCR and LFT test data 7th to 21st August 2021 Around one million weekly contributors 25,876 recent swab tests Symptomatic cases in fully vaccinated (UK), 29.4% of the total new daily cases Our data shows post-vaccination infections are much more like a cold than the flu, with the top symptoms being runny nose, headache, sneezing, sore throat and loss of smell. We’re again calling on the government to add these cold-like symptoms to their list to help educate the public and catch more cases New cases are highest in the 18-35 age groups Followed by the 0-18 year olds Prevalence On average 1 in 100 people in the UK currently have symptomatic COVID UK R value is 1.1 (Scotland, 1.2) Long covid Estimated that 870 cases a day will go on to experience symptoms for longer than 12 weeks Probability of long COVID is much lower than the previous wave Probability of contracting long COVID is much higher in younger people Driven by the fact that more young people are contracting COVID now compared to older generations Professor Tim Spector Unfortunately, we’re back in a position where cases, hospitalisations and deaths are all going up and the UK has the highest rates of COVID in Europe, despite our superior vaccination rates. The main difference between the UK and Europe is our lack of restrictions. In many parts of Europe, people are still wearing face coverings and observing some social distancing. In the UK, where we eagerly declared ‘freedom’ from COVID and did away with even the most basic social measures, COVID has found an opportunity to spread. As kids head back to the classrooms, there’s a good chance cases will continue to rise from here. UK data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk United States data https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#hospitalizations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices