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Weekly COVID-19 surveillance report published

PHE publishes a weekly COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The weekly surveillance report in England Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published on Friday 28 August 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Previous updates

Friday 21 August 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published on Friday 21 August 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Friday 7 August 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Friday 7 August 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Friday 31 July 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Friday 31 July 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 23 July 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 23 July 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Friday 17 July 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Friday 17 July 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance report has been updated to include an overview of upper tier local authorities (UTLA) with the highest incidence rates and the Contain Framework Local Authority Watchlist. The watchlist combines a range of indicators to highlight local authorities of greatest concern.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 9 July 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 9 July 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 2 July 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 2 July 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 25 June 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 25 June 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 18 June 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 18 June 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 11 June 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 11 June 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 4 June 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 4 June 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 28 May 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 28 May 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology, mortality surveillance and sero-prevalence surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 21 May 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 21 May 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology and mortality surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 14 May 2020

The latest Public Health England COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 14 May 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology and mortality surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 7 May 2020

The latest Public Health England (PHE) COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary is published today, Thursday 7 May 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology and mortality surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography, which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 30 April 2020

The latest PHE COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary published today, Thursday 30 April 2020.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology and mortality surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report is accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog.

Thursday 23 April 2020

Public Health England will be publishing a COVID-19 epidemiology surveillance summary on a weekly basis at 2pm each Thursday.

The report includes data from a variety of different sources: community, primary care, secondary care, virology and mortality surveillance data. Combined these sources show a wider community picture including a breakdown by age, gender, and geography which will help plan the national response to the pandemic and assist regional stakeholders in local planning.

Disease surveillance is one of PHE’s core functions and involves gathering data from a range of sources to understand the areas and groups most affected by an outbreak, whether symptoms are getting more severe and when the outbreak might have peaked.

The surveillance summary is available here and each week’s report will be accompanied by an infographic.

You can see a fuller explanation of some of the data sources and how and why we carry out this surveillance in our blog

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