he U.K According to official data, 38,351 new Covid cases and 157 deaths were recorded on Saturday.
Yesterday, the United Kingdom announced another 145 deaths and 40,375 cases.
The incidence of Covid in the UK is declining, but it is still higher than in many European countries.
Professor Neil Ferguson has said that providing booster injections to younger people can help reduce the rate of Covid infection.
He said that he thinks there is “no reason” why we should not provide a booster for younger groups after priority groups.
He also said that a “catastrophic winter wave” is unlikely to occur this Christmas in the UK.
According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), as of the week of November 6, about 60 people in private households in England were infected with Covid-19, which was less than one-fifth of the previous week.
One in 60 is equivalent to about 925,400 people, which is slightly lower than the estimated proportion of coronavirus infections at the peak of the second wave in early January, indicating that the infection level is still high.
In Wales, it is estimated that in the week ending November 6, about a quarter of people were infected with Covid-19, down from a quarter of the previous week.
In Northern Ireland, this figure is about one in 75, down from one in 65 the previous week.
Europe is currently in the fourth wave of offensive, and the Netherlands has implemented a partial blockade from Friday night.
Austria has imposed restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated, while Germany has set the highest total number of daily infections since the pandemic began on Thursday.
