Covid symptoms UK: 10 most common symptoms as UK cases rise
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery People walk past messages written on The National Covid Memorial Wall, on the third anniversary of the United Kingdom going into a national lockdown On Thursday – which marked the third anniversary of the first lockdown in March 2020 – NHS England announced it had now treated more than one million Covid patients since the pandemic began. “While we are in a very different situation today than we were three years ago, thanks largely to the speed and success of the NHS Covid vaccination programme, we know the virus still poses risks,” chief strategy officer Chris Hopson told Sky News. According to most recent data, 26,185 people in England tested positive for Covid in the seven days up to and including 11 March – an increase of 6.5 per cent on the previous seven days. According to the latest data from the ZOE Health Study, the top symptoms reported by contributors with positive Covid tests are: a sore throat a runny nose a blocked nose sneezing a cough without phlegm a headache a cough with phlegm a hoarse voice muscle aches and pains an altered sense of smell open image in gallery A wreath sits at Scotland's Covid Memorial in Glasgow According to the NHS, other common Covid symptoms include: a high temperature or shivering shortness of breath feeling tired or exhausted loss of appetite diarrhoea feeling sick or being sick The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu.