MRC Biostatistics Unit
We have published a new report on our real-time tracking of COVID-19. We have highlighted the key updates and provided interpretation of what these updates mean, and the lead researchers have also given their headline comment. Updated findings The estimate of the daily number of new infections on the 17th September across England is 36,800 (30,100–44,400, 95% […]
Thomas Jaki promoted to status of Established Professor
We are delighted to announce that after joining the BSU as an MRC Investigator and Director of Research in April 2020, and in recognition of his scientific distinction, Thomas Jaki has been promoted to the status of Established Professor at the University of Cambridge. Thomas joined the Unit last year. His work has focused on […]
Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant were more likely to be admitted to hospital compared to patients with Alpha variant
In a new study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases [1], researchers at Public Health England and the MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, found that the estimated risk of hospital admission was two times higher for individuals diagnosed with the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, compared to those with the Alpha variant, after […]
Hospital-acquired COVID-19 tends to be picked up from other patients, not from healthcare workers
The majority of patients who contracted COVID-19 while in hospital did so from other patients rather than from healthcare workers, concludes a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The study provides previously unprecedented detail on how infections might spread in a hospital context, showing that a minority of individuals […]
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