One in eleven people in Scotland has had Covid, according to a new study
The research has been looking at how many of us had picked up the virus by December
One in eleven people in Scotland had been infected with Covid-19 by December, according to a new study.
Research into antibody data in private households suggests that one in eight in England, one in ten in Wales and one in thirteen in Northern Ireland had also had the virus.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics Covid-19 Infection Survey in partnership with the University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Public Health England and Wellcome Trust are based on the proportion of the population who are likely to have tested positive for antibodies to Covid-19, based on blood test results, from a sample of people aged 16 and over.
The study came as Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed he is self-isolating after receiving an alert through the NHS Covid-19 app.
In a video posted on Twitter, he said: “Last night I was pinged by the NHS coronavirus app, so that means I'll be self-isolating at home, not leaving the house at all until Sunday.”
Mr Hancock, who has previously had coronavirus, said self-isolating is important because it is “how we break the chains of transmission”.
Meanwhile, some family doctors continue to express their frustration about the rollout of vaccines across the UK.
On Monday night, Mr Hancock acknowledged that some parts of the country had made better progress than others in vaccinating those in the top priority group, but said more supplies of the vaccine are being pumped to areas that have fallen behind.
Nevertheless, some GPs have taken to social media saying they are “crying out for more vaccines” and that their elderly patients want to be vaccinated in local surgeries rather than having to travel.