{"id":121332,"date":"2022-07-30T00:11:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/covid-cases-finally-tumbling-as-worst-of-the-summer-omicron-wave-is-over\/"},"modified":"2022-07-30T00:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:43:54","slug":"covid-cases-finally-fall-as-the-worst-of-the-omicron-summer-wave-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/covid-cases-finally-fall-as-the-worst-of-the-omicron-summer-wave-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid cases finally fall as the worst of the Omicron summer wave is over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As the worst of this summer’s heat is over, COVID cases in Britain are now falling.<\/p>\n

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show infections fell by 16 per cent last week \u2013 from 3.8million to 3.2m \u2013 in the first decline for eight weeks.<\/p>\n

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The UK saw a drop in Positive Covid cases last week, the first in two months.<\/span>Credit: PA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Figures from the ONS show that infections are decreasing in every region of England<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surge peak was only 75% of levels that were seen in the spring.<\/p>\n

Sarah Crofts, stats expert at the ONS, said: \u201cOur most recent data suggest that we may now be over the peak of the latest wave of infections across the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen welcome decreases among most parts of the UK and in all age groups, although rates still remain among the highest seen during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith summer holidays starting and more people travelling, we will continue to closely monitor the data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some scientists feared cases would hit another record high \u2013 but they have trailed off without the need for masks or restrictions.<\/p>\n

This wave was triggered by the rise in popularity of Omicron version BA.5, which is dominant in the UK, but still mild.<\/p>\n

NHS figures show the number of positive patients in hospital beds has also fallen \u2013 to 11,437 from a peak of 14,044 on July 18.<\/p>\n

Professor James Naismith of Oxford University stated: \u201cThe vaccines have proved extraordinarily effective at lowering serious illness and deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next round of booster jabs will begin in just a month\u2019s time, at the start of September, in preparation for the virus\u2019s autumn or winter rebound.<\/p>\n

Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, from the UK Health Security Agency, said: \u201cWe really want to see further declines in case rates and hospitalisations in the coming weeks and months.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aged 75 and over remain at particular risk of severe disease if they are not up to date with their vaccinations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n