Covid-19 Infection Survey participants, cases and costs

FOI Reference: FOI/2022/4122

You asked

Since April 2020, the ONS has conducted a covid19 survey involving up to 240,000 households, survey advice attached.

1. Is this survey still ongoing?
2. How many people have participated in the survey, on a monthly basis, to date?
3. How many cases of covid19 have been reported by the survey, on a monthly basis, to date?
4. What has been the overall cost of this survey, to date?

We said

Thank you for your request.

The Covid-19 Infection Survey is currently ongoing and continuing to collect PCR swabs and blood samples to provide the UK with vital monitoring of COVID-19 infections and antibodies across the general population.

For answer to question one and two please see the attached associated download.

The total cost of the Covid-19 Infection Survey was £775,000,000 up until 31 March 2022.