Public Health Scotland has released a new report that investigates the changes to the severity of Covid-19 and its impact on hospitals in Scotland. The report has found that the changing strains and variants are now causing fewer hospitalisations. While this is to be expected, PHS has stressed that it must continue to gather data to inform future Covid-19 policy and decision-making.
This is because the different variants can require unique measures to limit the continued spread of the virus. This comes as Covid cases begin to surge once again in Scotland, with a report last Friday saying one in 18 Scots were estimated to have had Covid in the week ending June 24. The Office For National Statistics (ONS) also estimated that around 288,200 people across the UK would test positive for Covid during that same week.
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