![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/covid-hotspots-mapped-as-cases-soar-across-the-uk/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3_Positive-Cassette-rapid-test-for-COVID-19-Test-Result-by-Using-Rapid-Test-Device-for-COVID-19-Novel.jpg&description=Health experts have warned that we have entered "another Covid-19 wave" as cases climb across the country - and now you can track the latest data in your area by using our interactive map Covid-19 cases are on the rise across the UK, with experts warning that we have entered another wave - and now you can track the latest data in your area with our interactive map. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that from late July, Covid-19 case rates and positivity rates had picked up across England. Government data has revealed that there were 6,963 confirmed cases in the seven days leading up to August 26, working out at 12.3 cases for every 100,000 people in the country. In Wales, there were an additional 267 cases which is equivalent to 8.4 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, in Scotland there were 1,356 confirmed cases which works out as 24.8 for every 100,000 people. Professor Christina Pagel, a mathematician from University College London who is a sitting member on the Independent SAGE group, said that she was "reasonably certain that we have entered another Covid-19 wave". She also shared her fears that the country could again be hit by a repeat of last winter's flu, Covid and respiratory virus triple whammy, placing more pressure on the NHS. Want to get the latest health news direct to your inbox? Sign up for the Mirror Health newsletter HERE The Eris mutation now accounts for one in seven Covid-19 cases - while the number of people recorded with the virus jumped from an estimated 3.3 per 100,000 to 7.2 in the space of less than a month. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Eris a variant of interest, and is asking countries to monitor it as cases grow globally. Experts are now concerned about the Omicron subvariant, currently known as 'BA.6', which is showing an alarming tendency to mutate. Infectious disease specialist Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia, told the MailOnline that the BA.6 variant had "probably" star){kind=link}
Health experts have warned that we have entered “another Covid-19 wave” as cases climb across the country – and now you can track the latest data in your area by using our interactive map
Covid-19 cases are on the rise across the UK, with experts warning that we have entered another wave – and now you can track the latest data in your area with our interactive map.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that from late July, Covid-19 case rates and positivity rates had picked up across England. Government data has revealed that there were 6,963 confirmed cases in the seven days leading up to August 26, working out at 12.3 cases for every 100,000 people in the country.
In Wales, there were an additional 267 cases which is equivalent to 8.4 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, in Scotland there were 1,356 confirmed cases which works out as 24.8 for every 100,000 people.
Professor Christina Pagel, a mathematician from University College London who is a sitting member on the Independent SAGE group, said that she was “reasonably certain that we have entered another Covid-19 wave”. She also shared her fears that the country could again be hit by a repeat of last winter’s flu, Covid and respiratory virus triple whammy, placing more pressure on the NHS.