Official figures show that covid cases have risen almost 20% in a week, with one in 25 people thought to have had the disease at the end of June.
According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistic, there was an 18% rise in the number of people in the UK who had Covid in the week ending June 30. According to the most recent figures, 1 in 17 people in Scotland had a Covid infections in the last week of June.
All regions of England have seen an increase in the number of infections.
The Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been dominant since mid- June.
Although it has recently increased at a slower rate compared to other UK countries, Scotland still has the highest infections rate.
The total number of people in hospital in England who have tested positive for Covid stood at 11,878 on Thursday, an increase of 33% from the week before, as well as an increase in the number of people in hospital due to Covid.
There was a huge undercount due to the fact that testing was not taking place to the degree it had been.
The ONS survey is one of the most reliable sources of data, and it was noted last week that more than 2 million people in the UK had the disease.
He told the radio station that it was high. It went up to 8% this year, but it isn't as high as it used to be.
They are almost at the level of previous peaks. I believe there are some signs that they are nearing their end.
He said that about a quarter of those admitted to the hospital were found to have caught it, but that all needed extra care and this was feeding into the staffing problems in the health service.
There is no increase in the number of people who are on air conditioning. It doesn't mean there aren't some severe cases.
The latest figures are thought to show how prevalent the virus is, with the potential to add more pressure on hospital staff trying to clear a record number of operations.
The rate of hospital admissions in England of people testing positive for Covid-19 increased last week.
The number of admissions to the intensive care units increased. The figures are higher than in the past.
The numbers are likely to keep rising throughout July due to a lot of waning immunity among older people.
It was not clear why the increase in excess deaths in hospitals was happening.
There were 1,540 excess deaths in the week ending 24 June, but only 10% were due to Covid-19, according to data from the ONS.
Some people think this is the beginning of the impact of the measures against the Pandemic and the disruption in healthcare.
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