One in 18 people in the UK have coronavirus

According to the statement, it was stated that one out of every 18 people in the country has coronavirus. In the previous week’s statement, it was announced that 2.7 million people in the country had coronavirus. 800,000 people have been infected with Covid-19 in the last week.

It was stated that the increase in Covid-19 cases was caused by the rapidly spreading sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the virus, called BA.4 and BA.5.

“Infections are showing no signs of abating and rates are approaching levels last recorded at the peak of the Omicron BA.

According to the UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA), the hospital admission rate for the week ending 10 July was 17.9 per 100,000 people.