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Maambukizi ya Ugonjwa wa UVIKO-19 yanaendelea kushika kasi ungereza ambapo Ofisi ya Takwimu (ONS) imesema kuwa takribani watu milioni 2.7 wamepata maambukizi.
Maambukizi hayo yameongezeka kutokana na kusambaa kwa Virusi vya Omicron vinavyotambulika kitaalamu kwa majina ya BA.4 na BA.5.
Source: BBC
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Covid infections are continuing to rise across the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
An estimated 2.7 million people, or one in 25, has the virus. About one in 30 had the virus in the previous week.
The rise is being driven by fast-spreading sub-variants of Omicron - called BA.4 and BA.5.
People are still able to catch the infection even if they have had Covid before.
But the UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) latest analysis shows jabs are helping to protect against serious illness.
Health officials are urging anyone who is eligible but has not yet had a vaccine or booster in the past six months, to get one - particularly people over the age of 75, who are more at risk from serious disease.
The stats are collated by testing thousands of people from UK households - whether or not they have symptoms - to estimate how much virus is around.
Sarah Crofts, who works on the ONS's Covid-19 infection survey, said there was a continued rise across all UK countries, English regions and age groups.
She added: "Scotland continues to have the highest infection rate, although it has recently increased at a slower rate compared to other UK countries. We will continue to monitor the data to see if this recent rise is starting to slow in Scotland."
Maambukizi hayo yameongezeka kutokana na kusambaa kwa Virusi vya Omicron vinavyotambulika kitaalamu kwa majina ya BA.4 na BA.5.
Source: BBC
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Covid infections are continuing to rise across the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
An estimated 2.7 million people, or one in 25, has the virus. About one in 30 had the virus in the previous week.
The rise is being driven by fast-spreading sub-variants of Omicron - called BA.4 and BA.5.
People are still able to catch the infection even if they have had Covid before.
But the UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) latest analysis shows jabs are helping to protect against serious illness.
Health officials are urging anyone who is eligible but has not yet had a vaccine or booster in the past six months, to get one - particularly people over the age of 75, who are more at risk from serious disease.
The stats are collated by testing thousands of people from UK households - whether or not they have symptoms - to estimate how much virus is around.
Sarah Crofts, who works on the ONS's Covid-19 infection survey, said there was a continued rise across all UK countries, English regions and age groups.
She added: "Scotland continues to have the highest infection rate, although it has recently increased at a slower rate compared to other UK countries. We will continue to monitor the data to see if this recent rise is starting to slow in Scotland."