The proportion of deaths involving COVID-19, where COVID-19 was the underlying cause, decreased between January and February 2023 in England (from 70.5% to 66.9%) and in Wales (from 72.2% to 71.6%). It was lowest in London (16%) and highest in the South West (54%). The proportion of patients in hospital in England with confirmed COVID-19 who were being treated primarily for COVID-19 was 33% in February 2023, down from a peak of around 75% between June and December 2021. Of those who had received three doses and were eligible, 77.7% had continued to their fourth vaccination. Adults aged 50 to 54 years are most likely to have received a vaccine in the last three months, while the majority of those in the oldest age groups were last vaccinated three to six months ago now (19 March 2023).Īmong people aged 18 and over, 75.8% had received at least three COVID-19 vaccinations as of 2 March 2023.
An estimated 77.7% of adults in England, 79.5% in Wales, 74.5% in Northern Ireland and 79.8% in Scotland had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the week beginning 13 February 2023, at or above the higher level of 800 ng/ml.ĭuring the autumn booster vaccine campaign, over 15 million people aged 50 years and over had received a booster by 20 March 2023. In the UK, the proportion of adults with antibodies at or above the 179 ng/ml and 800 ng/ml level remained high. We thank our participants for their continued support. As the UK Health Security Agency works to confirm its approach to surveillance, the ONS plans to work with existing participants to continue gathering valuable insight into the experiences of COVID-19, long COVID and other respiratory infections, details of which will be announced in due course. The infections data are from the final publication of the weekly Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey. In England, there were 512 deaths involving COVID-19 registered in the week ending 17 March 2023, which is a decrease from 521 in the previous week. In the same week, deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 4.5% of all deaths in the UK, compared with 4.6% in the previous week. This is an increase from 605 in the previous week. In the UK, there were 619 deaths involving COVID-19 registered in the week ending 17 March 2023. In the same week, the intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) admission rate remained low at 0.28 per 100,000 people. The overall hospital admission rate of patients with confirmed COVID-19 in England increased slightly to 10.62 per 100,000 people in the week ending 19 March 2023. In the same week, COVID-19 infections increased for age groups from age 2 years to school Year 11, and those aged 50 years and over the trends were uncertain for the remaining age groups. The infection rate increased in the North West, East Midlands and South East, and trends were uncertain in all other regions in the week ending 13 March 2023. The estimated percentage of people living in private households (those not in care homes or other communal establishments) testing positive for COVID-19 was:ġ.42% in Northern Ireland (1 in 70 people)
In the week ending 7 March 2023, infection trends were uncertain in Northern Ireland. COVID-19 infections increased in England, trends were uncertain in Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandĬOVID-19 infections increased in England in the week ending 13 March 2023, and the trends were uncertain in Wales and Scotland.
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