The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at “extremely low levels”.
Figures published by UK Active – covering the period since gyms reopened (12 April 2021) to 21 November 2021 – show an overall rate of 0.83 cases per 100,000 visits.
Since restrictions were eased in April, the UK Active Research Institute has continued to collect data on a weekly basis from more than 1,500 facilities across the UK, representing more than 125 million visits from April to November 2021.
Supported by UK Active’s ‘Fit Together’ campaign, operators have committed to maintaining high safety standards after government restrictions were relaxed, as part of efforts to help reassure employees and the public that their facilities are a safe place to work – and to work out.
The results show that while the case rate for the UK’s general population has fluctuated over the time period, the prevalence of the virus has remained “extremely low” in the UK fitness and leisure sector.
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