Covid-19 Cases Falling But Infection Levels Still Remain High

The number of Covid-19 cases in England dropped substantially in February from January’s high when the omicron surge was at its peak, a large study found.

New infections fell by a third in February although the overall prevalence of cases is still the second highest on record since the pandemic began, according to the latest round of results from the React-1 study.

The analysis led by Imperial College found that the omicron subvariant BA.2 now accounts for at least 50% of the 95,000 swabs sampled between February 8 and March 1. The subvariant is also driving up infections and hospital ...