National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published
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The main points from this week’s national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report are:
Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level COVID-19 activity remained stable in most indicators of week 3 of 2022.
COVID-19 hospitalisations decreased in most age groups, though have increase slightly in those aged 0 to 4, 5 to 14 and those aged 15 to 24.
The overall number of reported acute respiratory incidents decreased in the past week in England.
Case rates were highest in those aged 5 to 9, with a weekly rate of 2,473.9 per 100,000 population.
The lowest case rates were in those aged 70 to 79, with a weekly rate of 286.9 per 100,000 population.
Weekly case rates per 100,000 population were highest in the North East at 1,181.9.
Case rates per 100,000 were lowest in London with a weekly rate of 836.2.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-published