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Prevalence, week ending 2 April 2022

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

7.60% in England (1 in 13 people)

7.59% in Wales (1 in 13 people)

6.21% in Northern Ireland
(1 in 16 people)

7.54% in Scotland (1 in 13 people)

People were more likely to test positive in the two weeks up to 26 March 2022 if they:

had not previously been infected with COVID-19

travelled abroad in the last 28 days

reported being of White ethnicity

worked outside the home 2, 3 or 4 days a week
had not been living in a multigenerational household

were male

were not impacted by a disability

had not had contact with hospitals

lived in less deprived areas

Reinfections were 10 times higher in the Omicron variant period than in the Delta variant period

Between 2 July 2020 and 20 March 2022, people were more likely to be reinfected if they:

were unvaccinated

had a "milder" primary infection with a lower viral load

were younger

lived in more deprived areas

Self-reported long COVID

As of 5 March 2022

1.7 million people, (2.7% of the population)

69% symptoms at least 12 weeks

45% at least one year

Long symptoms

Fatigue, 51%

Shortness of breath, 34%

Loss of smell, 28%

Muscle ache, 24%


Adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 67%

Long covid, more common in

Aged 35 to 49 years
Females

More deprived areas

Working in social care, teaching and education, or health care

Another activity-limiting health condition or disability.  

1.0% primary school age, met all the criteria for long COVID, at some point since March 2020

2.7% secondary school age, met all the criteria for long COVID at some point since March 2020

Hospital admissions

Admissions with covid and admissions for covid not differentiated

Risk of death in omicron times

67% lower following an Omicron variant infection compared with the Delta variant

No evidence of a change in the risk of death following COVID-19 vaccination in young people 

12 weeks after vaccination, aged 12 to 29 years. 

COVID-19 mortality rates lowest for those with three vaccinations

The risk of death involving COVID-19 in England has been consistently lower for people who had a third vaccine dose

People who had received a second vaccine,

had a higher risk of death involving COVID-19 if their second vaccine dose was over six months ago

Antibodies

Infected or vaccinated

Antibodies above a 179 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml) threshold

98.8% in England

98.8% in Wales

99.0% in Northern Ireland

98.9% in Scotland