Covid infection levels in England have remained at historically lower levels. The risk level remains Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1647 people in England infected. There is no sign in any of the data of an imminent increase in Covid infection levels.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 17 May 2026
Covid infection levels in England have fallen back to historically lower levels. The slight rise seen two weeks ago has subsided. The risk level remains Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1422 people in England infected.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 10 May 2026
Covid infection levels in England have risen slightly but remain at historically low levels. The risk level remains Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1251 people in England infected.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 03 May 2026
Covid infection levels in England have fallen again to a new low. The risk level remains Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1597 people in England infected.
As regular readers will know, BuDS researchers use highly reliable data to calculate prevalence. We independently confirm our results using all other available data. As Covid-cautious people ourselves, we rely on these estimates just as much as we know our readers do.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 26 April 2026
Covid infection levels in England have continued to fall and remain at the lowest levels recorded since 2020. The risk level remains Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1346 people in England infected.
This estimate is based on highly reliable data and is independently confirmed by all other available data, However, Covid has not vanished and people could still catch the virus in high-risk indoor places.
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Temporary Pause of the BuDDies Scheme
We are sorry to have to inform our community that the BuDDies Scheme at BuDS is currently on hold. Due to ongoing challenges facing charity funding across England, we have had to make the difficult decision to temporarily pause the scheme while we seek further funding.
We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Supporting your wellbeing remains extremely important to us, and we are committed to helping where we can during this pause.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 19 April 2026
Covid infection levels in England have fallen to the lowest levels recorded since the pandemic began. The risk level is now Moderately Low, with 1 in every 1052 people in England infected. The risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, in the community remains at its lowest ever level.
This estimate is based on highly reliable data, and the downward trend of infection levels is independently confirmed by all other available data. As a community of disabled and highly Covid-cautious people, BuDS is satisfied that Covid infection levels in England are indeed at unprecedented lows at present. However, Covid has not vanished and there is still a risk of catching the virus in high-risk indoor places.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 12 April 2026
More Covid good news, as infection levels in England continue to fall to even lower levels. The risk level is still Moderate, with 1 in every 889 people in England infected. The risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, in the community remains at its lowest ever level.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 5 April 2026
More Covid good news, as infection levels in England continue to fall. The risk level is still Moderate, with 1 in every 735 people in England infected.
This week’s NOIDS data was collected over the first Easter holiday weekend, and may be revised next week. For this reason, we are only tentatively reporting a 1 in 735 incidence. However, even if this incidence is later slightly increased, it is certain that, overall, infection levels in England have remained at their lowest level since 2021.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 29 March 2026
More good news, as infection levels in England stay at their lowest level since 2021. The risk level is still Moderate, with 1 in every 640 people in England infected. In other good news, other respiratory viruses are now back at baseline levels. The risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, in the community remains at its lowest ever level.
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