Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason there is a spike in covid-19 infection rates of people (a) under 30 years old and (b) under 25 years old in (i) York and (ii) the UK.

Recent national increases in case numbers reported among under 30 year olds are reflected in the pattern of cases seen in York.

There has been a particular increase in both incidence and test positivity in 17-21 year olds across the country which is not seen in younger age groups.

The increase in the number of cases over the past few weeks affecting particularly young age groups is not accounted by an increase in testing and indicate a real increase in incidence.