In the past two weeks, the positivity rate for Covid has risen significantly.

Percent testing positive for hospital patients with respiratory illness symptoms by week in England from Nov 20, 2022 to Sep 22, 2024

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Note that the positivity rate is the percent of hospital lab tests that are positive and is not the same as prevalence.

Chart: Bob HawkinsSource: UKHSAGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper