An extra vaccine booster is being offered to people over 75, care-home residents and the most vulnerable over-12s to top up their protection.
, which tests thousands of people randomly in households across the UK, estimates that 2.6 million people would have tested positive in the week ending 5 March - up from 2.4 million the previous week.in Northern Ireland, up from 5.8% testing positive to 7.8% in England, up from 3.6% testing positive last week to 3.8% Older age groups are now experiencing rising levels of infection with 2.9% of over-70s testing positive in England - the highest level since mid-January.
Health boards said that while far fewer people needed intensive care, the large numbers of Covid patients were affecting availability of beds and other services.have also been going up gradually in the rest of the UK - with England showing the most obvious rise since the end of February. In Wales, admissions are staying relatively stable.
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