Britons struck down by four illnesses sweeping across UK as nation comes out of hiding

The UKHSA also reported that cases of norovirus have also been on the rise across the country.

Professor Saheer Gharbia, Gastrointestinal Pathogens and Food Safety Directorate, UKHSA, commented on the increase.

“Norovirus, commonly known as the winter vomiting bug, has been at lower levels than normal throughout the pandemic,” she began.

“But as people have begun to mix more, the numbers of outbreaks have started to increase again.”