This Is How Covid-19 Is Spreading In The UK Right Now
The spread of Covid-19 is picking up pace across much of the UK, with estimates that around 6,000 people are becoming infected each day.
It’s perhaps no surprise the virus is spreading once more, as the UK made great strides in getting back to some semblance of normal – children returned to school, adults went back to work, people were encouraged to “eat out to help out”, and shops were open for business. After months of not seeing friends and family, Brits began socialising once more.
But the latest situation is that an estimated 70,000 people in the UK have coronavirus – and some estimates suggest the number of cases is doubling every seven days.
But what has been responsible for driving this spread? We’ve known for a while there was a threat of a second wave come the cooler months, as people head indoors to socialise. Is this to blame for Covid-19′s spread – or are there other key factors at play?
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Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said an increase in case numbers over the past few weeks has translated to an increase in hospitalisations, and also deaths. “The virus has genetically moved a bit but it has not changed in terms of its propensity to cause disease and deaths,” he said.
The biggest increase in cases has been seen among 20-29 year-olds followed by 30-39 year-olds, but there has been an increase among all age groups, too.
The lowest increase in cases has been among children and those aged 70-79.
Sir Vallance said the rise in cases is not down to increased testing. Around 6,000 people a day are now getting the infection, he said, and “we are in a situation where numbers are clearly increasing across all age groups ... and this increase in numbers is translating to an increase in...
