According to Public Health England (PHE), norovirus, also known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’, is far more widespread than usual for the summer months.
Its latest data (published 15 July) reveals that the number of outbreaks of the virus are at a five-year high for this time of year. In the last five weeks, 154 outbreaks of norovirus were reported, compared with an average of 53 during the same period in June in the previous five years.
PHE says that rates have been especially low during the pandemic due to social distancing rules and people paying more attention to hygiene, but have been rising since restrictions began to ease in early April.
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