The main factor in the resurgence of infections and cases, other than the changing of the seasons, is considered to be the dangerous Omicron variant. This was reported about by several news outlets when it made its way into the UK. The Omicron is considered to be an extra effective, extra agile variant of the virus with a much higher infection rate than other variants. Looking at the statistics, it is clear that a majority of reinfections (catching the virus after you’ve already been through it) have happened after the Omicron variant became dominant in December 2021.
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