Rise of COVID-19 reinfections in England linked to waning immunity and spread of BA.2, experts say
ABC News
Experts said reinfections in England are rising due to the spread of the BA.2 variant, waning immunity and the relaxing of COVID-19 mitigation measures.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in England, the country is also experiencing a surge in reinfections.
Provisional data shows that, as of the week ending March 20, 2022, laboratory-confirmed reinfections -- two positive tests taken more than 90 days apart -- have surpassed 50,000 per week in England, 10.7% of all cases, according to a weekly report from the U.K. Health Security Agency published Thursday.
This is a jump from the less than 20,000 weekly reinfections recorded during the last week of February in England.
The weekly rate is increasing in all age groups and has nearly doubled in one week among those aged 30 and older, the report shows.
