YOUNG adults have taken over as the age group most infected by Covid in the North-East.
Men and women aged 20 to 24 have seen the largest number of people with at least one lab-confirmed positive Covid-19 test result since the start of the pandemic, with 3,203 and 3,854 positive cases respectively.
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This is closely followed by 15 to 19-year-olds where men have seen a lower number of cases, at 2,911, while 3,666 women have been infected.
The change comes despite older people being at a greater risk of severe illness. It may come down to younger people being more relaxed about restrictions.
Last week, Nottinghamshire Police said 40 young people are facing fines after a party was broken up at a student hall of residence.
Women have experienced a higher number of cases than men across the board, with the exception of just four age groups: five to nine, ten to 14, 65 to 69 and 70 to 74.
However, rates per 100,000 resident population reveal cases in people aged 90 or above soar well above the two younger age brackets.
For those 90-years-old or over, 6,198.6 men and 7,848.9 women per 100,000 people have had positive test results. For 20 to 24-year-olds, the rate stands at 4,262.2 and 5,490.3 for men and women respectively.
There are fewer people in the oldest age groups so the rates show the relative impact on different age groups.
Some test results have missing age or sex so are not included in the data.
If a person has had more than one positive test they are only counted as one case.
Yesterday, the Government said a further 1,272 people in the North-East tested positive for Covid, bringing the regional total to 65,671.
Nationally, 492 people died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, November 4. This brings the UK total to 47,742.
The number of deaths reported on Wednesday is the highest daily figure since May 19, when 500 deaths were reported.
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