Majority of covid admissions are now incidental,

US, Variant Proportions

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-da....ta-tracker/#variant-

BA.2 5.7%
BA.2.12.1 42%
BA.5 36.6%
BA.4 15.7%

BA.1s 0%
Delta 0%
Others 0%

Resultant hospitalizations

Up 12% on the week

Deaths, 387, 7 day average, up 23%

Since January 2020, 1 in 327 people have died
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-da....ta-tracker/#new-hosp

ONS

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplep....opulationandcommunit

Prediction based on Zoe data

https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data

England, more people have been infected already

Hospitalised in the UK

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare?areaType=nation&areaName=England

About a third admitted for covid

Two thirds with covid

Long covid

Weakness / tiredness
Shortness of breath
Muscle ache
Trouble sleeping
Difficulty concentrating
Headache
Anxiety / worry
Low mood
Loss of smell
Memory loss / confusion
Loss of taste
Cough
Vertigo / dizziness
Chest pain
Palpitations
Loss of appetite
Sore throat
Nausea / vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhoea
Fever


Among the most deprived

Unable to work from home, 80.6%

Risk of developing long COVID symptoms, 11.1%

Among the least deprived

Unable to work from home, 62.6%

Risk of developing long COVID symptoms, 8.1%