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Covid cases at record levels for 20 to 29-year-olds The proportion of SLOTXO people aged 20 to 29 testing positive for Covid in England has hit record levels, officials say.
Public Health England's figures show, in the last week, 1,155 people in their 20s tested positive for every 100,000 in the population.
Experts say this is the highest rate of cases in any age group since mass-testing began and urge everyone in this group to get both jabs.
It comes as data shows 59% of people in their 20s have had one jab.
Meanwhile people aged 85 and above continue to be most likely to need hospital care.
Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, said hospital admissions and deaths were not growing as quickly as in previous waves,
but cases were on the rise and would be monitored.
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