Symptoms consistent with influenza-like illness in those who tested negative for COVID-19 in England: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 8 March 2023 ? False negative tests ?
COVID-19 infections in England at highest level since start of year, final estimates reveal
An estimated 1.5 million people in private households in England were likely to have had the virus in the week ending 13 March, the data showed.
Friday 24 March 2023 14:30, UK
It marks the last time that regular estimates of COVID-19 are being published, as the long-running infection survey - dubbed "the envy of the world" due to its success in tracking the virus, has been halted.
The UK Health Security Agency said that any further monitoring of the virus will be announced after a review to ensure it is "cost-effective".
The data showed that in the week ending 13 March, an estimated 1.5 million people in private households in England were likely to have had coronavirus.
It is the highest total of COVID cases in England since the week to 3 January, when the total stood at around 2.2 million.
Due to a low number of samples received by the ONS there is greater uncertainty in the latest figures for Scotland and Wales, while too few samples were returned in Northern Ireland to produce a new estimate.
Around 136,200 people in Scotland were likely to have the virus in the week to 13 March, or around one in 40, compared with 105,100 or one in 50 the week before.
For Wales, the latest estimate is 74,500 COVID cases, or one in 40, compared with 68,200 or one in 45 the week prior.
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