The COVID spike is likely to be caused by increases in cases compatible with the original Omicron variant BA.1 and the newer variants BA.4 and BA.5, the ONS said
The data, obtained from the COVID Infection Survey, found one in 40 in Scotland were likely to have the virus last week - up from 105,900 or one in 50.
Infections in Northern Ireland have risen for the second week in a row to 27,700 people or one in 65 - up from 24,300 which works out to one in 75."Across all four UK countries, the percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 compatible with Omicron variants BA.1, BA.4 and BA.5 increased in the week ending June 2 2022," the ONS said.
The percentage of people testing positive dropped in people aged 50 to 69 and over 70's in the fortnight leading up to 2 June.
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