Covid study points to UK infection ‘peak’ attained but rising cases for older adults
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5RH27)
Fall for under-18s, logged by Zoe app, may be half-term glitch and older groups still dominate' hospital cases say other scientists
Scientists on the Zoe Covid study believe UK cases of coronavirus might have peaked for the year, a suggestion that prompted some experts to warn that it was too soon to know how the epidemic would play out in the weeks ahead.
The study, which estimates the number of Covid cases in the community from the information that users log on an app, found a clear decline in cases in the under-18s since mid-October, with infection rates levelling off in other age groups, though still climbing in 55- to 75-year-olds.
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