Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall across England, with one in 220 people testing positive for the virus outside of hospital, latest figures show. Around 248,100 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the community in England during the week ending 27 February, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The infection rate is down from one in 145 in the previous week and is the lowest since the week to October 1, when it was one in 240. Live COVID updates from the UK and across the world The figures show it is also falling elsewhere in the UK. Advertisement In Wales, the ONS estimates that one in 285 people outside of hospital tested positive for coronavirus that week. In Northern Ireland the figure was one in 325 and in Scotland it was one in 335. Infection rates dropped across all age groups apart from secondary school pupils from Years 7 to 11, where trends are “uncertain” and decreases may be starting to slow. More from Covid-19 Property investor Aprirose races to find buyer for COVID-hit QHotels US jobs surge beats forecasts in signs of labour market recovery COVID-19: Britons travelling abroad must carry form stating why they’re… Read full this story
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