The PCR positivity map is out, and positivity is the lowest it's been in 12 months.

[skeuomorphology@mastodon.social]

The PCR positivity map is out, and positivity is the lowest it's been in 12 months.

With flu also down to near baseline, now is the lowest-risk period we've had in a very long time.

Covid PCR Test Positivity (7-day rolling average)

Heatmap showing covid PCR test positivity (7-day rolling average).

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[skeuomorphology@mastodon.social]

There are exceptions, of course.

Principal is London, where covid beds have actually been shooting up very rapidly, particularly in Hillingdon.

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[skeuomorphology@mastodon.social]

They've also risen rapidly in Milton Keynes.

Apart from London and MK, covid beds have been steady or declining; there's still just over 500 patients in English hospitals.

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[skeuomorphology@mastodon.social]

Worcestershire is still on what we'd regard as a rather high positivity, and I'd suggest there's still a good likelihood of catching it there.

But it is declining fast.

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[skeuomorphology@mastodon.social]

Scotland's outlier is Dumfries & Galloway on 5.1%.

Over the border, Cumbria, York, and North Yorkshire are all showing a rise, surrounded by areas not reporting.

Anywhere north of Sheffield (also reporting a rise) is uncertain.

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