One in 40 people in Wales is estimated to have Covid, says the latest ONS survey.
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That's one in 40 of the population - or 2.47%. This is the fourth week running the estimate has increased. Infection rates are also estimated to be one in 40 among people in Northern Ireland, slightly less in Scotland , where the trend is uncertain, and higher in England - one in 45. Infections were also rising in all English regions apart from the north east.For more than two years, the ONS has been analysing swab samples every week from thousands of people in Wales. After the end of mass PCR testing in April it is the main tool for estimating levels of infection out there.
The vast majority continue to be "incidental" Covid patients, who happen to test positive in hospital.
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