ONS: UK Covid infection rates remain high but shows signs of decline
by Nicola Davis from World news | The Guardian on (#5DTBM)
Latest data reveals percentage of people testing positive falling in three of the four nations
Coronavirus infection rates remain high but are showing clear signs of declining in most areas of the UK, new data suggests.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests around 1 in 65 people in the community in England are estimated to have had the disease in the week ending 30 January, compared with 1 in 70 in Wales, 1 in 65 in Northern Ireland and 1 in 115 in Scotland. The week before the figures were 1 in 55, 1 in 70, 1 in 50 and 1 in 110 respectively.
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