Omicron UK upsurge
June 8, 2026
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Summary
United States to follow. 200,000 new omicron infections per day in the UK now.
Zoe study
https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time
Official UK data
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases
Boris Johnson
UK faces a huge spike in omicron infections
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/covid-news-vaccine-booster-jab-restrictions-latest-cases-figures/
Mr Javid
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/health-and-social-care-secretary-oral-statement-on-covid-19
No variant of COVID-19 has spread this fast
4,713 confirmed cases of Omicron in the UK
UK Health Security Agency, cases of omicron, + 200,000 per day
Over 20% percent of cases in England
London, 44%
10 confirmed hospitalised in England with Omicron
Hospitalisations and deaths lag infections by around two weeks,
dramatically increase in the days and weeks that lie ahead
NHS England, return to its highest level of emergency preparedness: Level 4 National Incident.
Third dose is 70% percent effective at preventing symptomatic infection
COVID, should wait 28 days from their positive result to get their booster
Fully vaccinated contacts of a COVID-19 case will now be able to take daily lateral flow tests instead of self-isolating
Dr Susan Hopkins, UK Health Security Agency
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/14/uk-omicron-infections-one-million-a-day-end-december-covid-christmas
This is growing very fast with a growth rate of initially two to three days,
and that growth rate seems to be shortening rather than lengthening
we are going to have a very difficult four weeks ahead
Risk of infection, omicron variant, eight times higher than the delta
Million cases per day by end of December
Professor Graham Medley, infectious disease modelling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The number of infections means that even though individually we are at less risk, at population level, the number of people ending up in hospital could get very large
Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, Stephen Powis, NHS Improvement chief executive
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/12/C1487-letter-preparing-the-nhs-potential-impact-of-omicron-variant-and-other-winter-pressures-v3.pdf
Patients medically fit to be sent home
Managing oxygen supplies
Increasing critical care capacity