What is more worrying is that both hospital admissions and deaths now show signs of rising further too.
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 14 October 2021
Daily
45,066
Last 7 days
277,875
Remaining very high … 
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 15 October 2021
Daily
44,932
Last 7 days
281,042
Remaining very high … 
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 16 October 2021
Daily
43,423Daily number of people tested positive reported on 16 October 2021
Last 7 days
289,515
Remaining very high …
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 17 October 2021
Daily
45,140
Last 7 days
300,081
Remaining very high …
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I see they (doctors, Govt, etc) are starting to worry about Winter now. 
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As indeed they should:
Healthcare - Patients admitted (Rising)
Latest data provided on 12 October 2021
Daily - 915
Last 7 days - 5,559
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Eeek…I really don’t like the look of that.
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 17 October 2021
Daily
45,140
Last 7 days
300,081
Remaining very high …
300,000 in 7 days - The monthly October figure could well be 1,500,000 … 
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Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 19 October 2021
Daily
43,738
Last 7 days
314,231
Remaining very high …
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 20 October 2021
Daily
49,139
Last 7 days
320,594
Remaining very high …
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 21 October 2021
Daily
52,009
Last 7 days
327,537
Moving on to extremely high … 
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Wondering how high is “Plan B” high 
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I think it’s just been reached … wait for BJ to shut the barn door after the horse has bolted … 
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Breaking news - BJ is "watching the numbers very carefully 
Oh well, that’s alright then…its comforting to know he is keeping an eye on things, eh!
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"BJ says “We’re within the parameters of what the predictions were, what SPI-M and the others said where we would be at this stage given the steps that we’ve taken.”
Ah, so case numbers spiralling out of control is “within the parameters of predictions” - no cause for alarm, then … 
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About one in 60 people in England had Covid-19 last week, according to estimates published on Friday.
The prevalence of infection was up for a third straight week, having been at about one in 70 the previous week, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
At the peak of the second wave in early January, about one in 50 people were estimated to have coronavirus. The latest estimate of one in 60 equates to about 890,000 people.
While the government has continued to insist it will rely on vaccines rather than lockdowns to navigate a difficult winter, some experts have expressed concern about the rise.
Prevalence was highest once again in secondary school pupils, prompting Prof Christina Pagel, the director of UCL’s clinical operational research unit, to reiterate criticism of preparations for the return of children to schools. An estimated 8.1% of all secondary pupils were infected, up from 6.93% the previous week.
“When are we going to say enough is enough and protect kids?” tweeted Pagel, who co-authored a piece in the Guardian last week that noted countries such as France and Germany were using extra measures as part of a “vaccine-plus strategy” designed to keep cases and deaths low.
In Wales, about one in 45 people are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to 9 October, up from one in 55 the previous week and the highest since estimates began in July last year.
The latest estimate in Northern Ireland is one in 120, up from 130 the previous week but well below the recent peak of one in 40 for the week to 20 August.
For Scotland, the ONS estimates about one in 80 people had Covid-19 in the week to 9 October, down from one in 60 the previous week.
Those figures are an appalling indictment of the government’s response to the persistently rising infection rates.
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 22 October 2021
Daily
49,298
Last 7 days
331,903
Moving off extremely high …
Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 23 October 2021
Daily
44,985
Last 7 days
333,465
The weekend fall but still very high …
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Cases
People tested positive
Latest data provided on 24 October 2021
Daily
39,962
Last 7 days
328,287
The weekend fall but still very high …