Covid endemic update

The virus will probably be with us for the next few decades, in one form or another.

Zoe symptoms as of this week

Sore throat, 62%

Headache, 53%

Blocked nose, 53%

Runny nose, 53%

Cough, no phlegm 52%

Sneezing, 47%

Cough with phlegm, 45%

Hoarse, 43%

Muscle pains / aches 28%

Fatigue, 22%

Dizzy, light headed, 21%

Altered smell, 20%

Swollen neck glands, 18%

Chest pain / tightness, 16%

Sore eyes, 16%

Shortness of breath, 16%

Loss of smell, 16%

Earache, 15%

Joint / shoulder pain, 11%

Chills or shivers, 10%

Prevalence

One in 24

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ONS data

3.21% in England (1 in 30 people)

2.83% in Wales (1 in 35 people)

2.92% in Northern Ireland (1 in 35 people)

3.02% in Scotland (1 in 35 people)

Self-reported long COVID

2.3 million people (3.5% of population)

80% symptoms at least 12 weeks

46% at least one

22% at least two years

Fatigue, difficulty concentrating, shortness of breath, muscle ache

Affected the day-to-day activities, 1.6 million people, (72%)

Hospital admissions, more ‘with’ than ‘for’

CCU, more ‘with’ than ‘for’

Excess deaths

Deaths registered, week ending 14 October 2022 was 13,253,

which was 14.9% above the five-year average

(1,719 excess deaths).

Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 4.7% of all UK deaths

UK official data

Hospitalisations and deaths both down on the week