 revealed on Friday. While that's a drop of nine per cent in the last week, down from one in 30 people, many are still contracting the bug. One in 40 people in Wales have it, one in 30 in Northern Ireland and one in 35 in Scotland. If you've had the virus before, then you might think you'd know exactly what to look out for. But as strains have evolved and changed over the last two years, so have the symptoms. The most recent data from the ZOE Symptom Tracker app states that there are 20 symptoms Brits should be on the lookout for. Sore throat - 62.16% Blocked nose - 53.77% Headache - 53.35% Cough no phlegm - 52.66% Runny nose - 52.4% Sneezing - 47.81% Cough with phlegm - 43.11% Hoarse voice - 42.53% Muscle pain aches - 27.07% Fatigue - 21.9% Dizzy light headed - 20.53% Altered smell - 20.05% Swollen neck glands -18.36% Eye soreness - 16.73% Chest pain tightness - 15.62% Shortness of breath - 15.25% Loss of smell - 15.04% Earache - 14.14% Chills or shivers - 13.03% Joint pain shoulders - 10.04% As testing is no longer free, it can be difficult to know whether or not you have the bug. So if you have a sore throat, there's a big chance it's Covid - but it could also just be a sore throat, which is usually caused by viruses like the cold or flu, or because of smoking. Very occasionally, the NHS says that sore throats can also be caused by laryngitis, tonsillitis, strep throat or glandular fever. Since the Omicron wave took hold in the UK last year, the majority of people who get the bug are experiencin){kind=link}
COVID cases have fallen for the first time since summer in the UK, but over a million Brits are still testing positive for the bug.
As we head into winter, many of us are on high alert when it comes to those around us coughing or sneezing.
Around one in 35 people in England currently have the illness – that’s around 1.9million, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday.
While that’s a drop of nine per cent in the last week, down from one in 30 people, many are still contracting the bug.
One in 40 people in Wales have it, one in 30 in Northern Ireland and one in 35 in Scotland.