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Why there is more Omicron than we know

5 December 2021

11:03 PM

5 December 2021

11:03 PM

Yesterday the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced it had identified another 26 Omicron cases, and the total number of cases in the UK had reached 160.

The rate of increase from zero in little over a week seems significant. But the one thing we know is these official figures are a significant underestimate of how many cases are actually in the UK.

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