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Roughly 1 in 13 people in England, Wales and Scotland had COVID-19 last week, a similar ratio to the previous week, official estimates showed on Friday.

In Northern Ireland, the estimated rate was 1 in 16, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was the dominant strain in all regions of the United Kingdom, the ONS added.

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