Scientists are urging the government to add several key symptoms of Omicron to their official list.
A further 137,583 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases were recorded in England and Wales as of 9am on Sunday.
This was down on the 162,572 cases recorded in England alone on Saturday.
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But Omicron, the new variant of the virus, comes with some additional symptoms.
Dr Claire Steves, a scientist on the ZOE Covid Study app, said that symptoms such as a sore throat, headache, and runny nose needed to be added to the Government list of Covid symptoms as soon as possible.
Using the most recent data, SurreyLive said ZOE scientists analysed symptom data from positive cases recorded.
The top five symptoms in the ZOE Covid Symptom Study are:
- Runny nose
- Headache
- Fatigue (mild or severe)
- Sneezing
- Sore throat
The NHS continue to encourage people to get tested if they have any of the following main symptoms of Covid:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
The Government is urging people to make sure they book a Covid vaccine to help protect them against the Omicron variant.
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