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The Office of National Statistics just released its latest estimates on infection rates in the UK.
According to the ONS, one in 65 people in England had Covid-19 in the week up to 30 January, compared to one in 55 people who had the virus in England in the previous week.
We’ve produced our latest estimates for the level of #COVID19 infection rates across the UK https://t.co/lNvKlLn2IO pic.twitter.com/ucCPJxHACe
In the week ending 30 January, the number of cases that are compatible with the new UK variant of the virus decreased in all regions except the East of England, Yorkshire and The Humber and the East Midlands https://t.co/opYVaQt5cT pic.twitter.com/YJcLQWH319
More people reported staying at home or only leaving for basic needs during the early-2021 lockdown than during the winter 2020 restrictions, but this is lower than in the spring 2020 lockdown, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
Compliance with hand washing, face covering and space guidance has remained high through autumn into the new year, with more people reporting they maintain social distancing, the ONS said in a new report titled “Coronavirus and the social impacts on behaviours during different lockdown periods, Great Britain: up to February 2021” released on Friday.
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