BREAKING: Covid-19 infections have risen for the first time in two months in the UK. The jump is thought to be caused by the Omicron variant, as in the previous wave.
In Scotland, the figure is now one in 40, up from one in 50.The ONS said: ‘Across all four UK countries, the percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 compatible with Omicron variants BA.1, BA.4 and BA.5 increased in the week ending June 2 2022.’
BA.4 and BA.5 are newer variants that were recently classified by the UK Health Security Agency as ‘variants of concern’, after analysis found both were likely to have a ‘growth advantage’ over BA.2, which is still the dominant strain in the country. Meanwhile, separate figures suggested the recent drop in the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 may also have come to a halt.
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