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London, Thanassis Gavos
Supermarkets are the most common place of exposure to the coronavirus for those infected in England, according to the latest data from the Public Health Service (PHE).
Analyzing the contacts and movements of the 128,808 citizens who were diagnosed positive during the November 9-15 period based on the monitoring program, PHE found that 18.3% of the operators had visited a supermarket.
The next places on the list of places where confirmed bodies were found are secondary schools (12.7%), elementary schools (10.1%), hospitals (3.6%) and nursing homes (2.8%) .
Down in the same ranking are kindergartens, bars and pubs, hotels, universities, clinics, gyms, and finally restaurants and cafes.
It is observed, however, that during the period in which the data are kept, the closure was in force in England, which means that unlike restaurants and gyms, supermarkets and schools were open, so it is considered reasonable that most organizations have reported visits. in this places.
During the same week, 124 cases of COVID-19 were reported in English secondary schools out of a total of 822 since the start of the pandemic, and 732 cases have been reported in English primary schools.
Another 501 killed by coronavirus in the UK
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK increased by 22,915 in the last 24 hours, reaching a total of 1,453,256.
Confirmed body deaths in the same period amounted to 501 and now a total of 53,775.
The number of hospitalized virus carriers is 16,409, of which 1,430 are connected to a ventilator.
