Prognosis
U.K. Hospitalizations Rise After Covid Cases Edge Back Up
- More than 574,000 positive cases in the last seven days
- Chief scientific adviser says virus to continue evolving
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Covid-19 infections in the U.K. have edged back up following the easing of restrictions and rapid spread of a more-transmissible subvariant of omicron.
In the U.K. more than 574,000 people have tested positive and about 15,530 hospitalized in the last week. Still, this wave may be close to peaking, according to Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance.