Table 2

Key outcomes by pandemic wave

OutcomeShort term (wave 1)
1 March to 31 August 2020
Short term (waves 1 and 2)
1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021
Long term
1 March 2020 to 30 November 2021
N%N%N%
Confirmed COVID-19 infection1821.2219614.0369823.5
Suspected COVID-19 infection3262.1233514.8382224.3
Mental health*364123.2439227.9530033.7
Self-harm200.1350.2640.4
Fit notes8575.415519.9229714.6
Non-COVID-19 respiratory infections†1260.83001.94673.0
All-cause mortality230.1
  • *Contacts and diagnosis for mental health, psychotropic medication and admissions.

  • †Respiratory infections not necessarily recorded as COVID-19 infection.

  • ‡Short-term results suppressed as de-identifiable by subtraction from the long-term results.