Three-quarters of those in UK with cold symptoms likely to have Covid – study

Analysis by Zoe Covid app team shows increase from about 50% last week, with cases among 55- to 75-year-olds ‘rising sharply’

Three-quarters of people in the UK with new cold-like symptoms are likely to have Covid, but the rate of case growth is no longer exponential, scientists have said.

According to analysis by the Zoe Covid study, an estimated 75% of people experiencing new cold-like symptoms have symptomatic Covid-19.

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Source: The Guardian