Pandemic optimism, excess deaths pessimism

UK, Zoe symptom study Daily new cases 106, 548 Current symptomatic prevalence 1, 488, 559 UK official data Patients admitted, 4, 124 down 14 (past 7 days) With covid or for covid Deaths, 419, down 38 (past 7 days) ONS latest W, E 23rd August, prevalence 1. 64 in England (1 in 60 people) 1. 56 in Wales (1 in 65 people) 1. 95 in Northern Ireland (1 in 50 people) 1. 82 in Scotland (1 in 55 people) Reinfections within the omicron wave Alpha, 1. 8 Delta, 1 Risk of BA. 5 Infection among Persons Exposed to Previous SARSCoV2 Variants