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England COVID-19 prevalence rises rapidly to 1 in 95

Published 16/07/2021, 12:17
Updated 16/07/2021, 13:15
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks in front of the Bank of England in London, Britain March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England is estimated to have risen to 1 in 95 people in the week to July 10, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday, up sharply from the 1 in 160 recorded the week before.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk along a platform at King's Cross Station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

"In England, the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to increase in the week ending 10 July 2021" the ONS said.

"We estimate that 577,700 people within the community population in England had COVID-19... equating to around 1 in 95 people."

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