Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection survey

Information about the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey.

Introduction

The regular reporting of COVID-19 Infection Survey data for Scotland in this collection on the Scottish Government website stopped after the publication on 1 July 2022.

The latest COVID-19 Infection Survey data for Scotland can now be found in the Public Health Scotland weekly report. The latest estimates for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland will continue to be available in the ONS weekly bulletin and datasets on the ONS website.

Links to information about, and results from, the COVID-19 Infection Survey, which is being conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the University of Oxford, on behalf of the UK and Scottish Government.

The publications available on this page are Scotland-specific excerpts from the ONS COVID-19 infection survey. Links to the full survey results, which include results for the rest of the UK, are available on the ONS website.

About the ONS COVID-19 infection survey

Headline results

Contains estimates of the proportion of people in the community population in Scotland testing positive for COVID-19 from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, regardless of whether they report experiencing coronavirus symptoms. This series is updated weekly.

Antibody data

Contains estimates of the proportion of people in the community population in Scotland testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey. This series is updated fortnightly.

Characteristics data

Analysis of the characteristics of those testing positive for COVID-19 in the community population in Scotland from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey.

Additional analysis (ONS website)

Additional analysis from the COVID-19 Infection Survey can be found on the Office for National Statistics website.

Long COVID data (ONS website)

Contains estimates of the prevalence of self-reported “long COVID”, and the duration of ongoing symptoms following confirmed coronavirus infection in the UK from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey.

Characteristics Analysis for the UK (ONS website)

Analysis of the characteristics of those testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey can be found here.

Technical Articles (ONS website)

Analysis of the characteristics of those testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey can be found here.

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