Across Yorkshire, almost every NHS Trust is seeing rising numbers of people attending hospitals with Covid-19
Speaking last week, Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor at the UK Health Security Agency , said Covid-19 cases and hospitalisation rates were “at their highest level in months”.
She said: “Outbreaks in hospitals and care homes are also on the rise. Make sure you have any Covid-19 vaccinations you are eligible for and avoid contact with others if you feel unwell or have symptoms of a respiratory infection. “If you are unwell, it is particularly important to avoid contact with elderly people or those who are more likely to have severe disease because of their ongoing health conditions. If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, wearing a face covering will also help stop infections spreading.”
The Omicron subvariant BA.5 is still the dominant variant of Covid in the UK, according to the UKHSA, but three other subvariants, BQ.X, BA.2.75.2, and BF.7, seem to be gaining ground. An estimated one in 50 people in England and Wales have Covid-19, according to the latest modelling released on Friday, October 7, by the Office for National Statistics. The figure is even higher in Scotland, at one in 45, and Northern Ireland, at one in 40.