About one-in-15 people would test positive for coronavirus, as levels start to fall.
The number of people infected with coronavirus is falling in the UK, the Office for National Statistics says.
About 4.4 million people had the virus in their body in the week up to 9 April, down from nearly 4.9 million the week before.The study, which uses its own testing, gives the clearest indication of the virus's spread since free testing ended in England. Sarah Crofts, from the ONS, said: "Across most parts of the UK infections have thankfully begun to decrease.
"It is too early to say if we have passed the peak of infections, and infections overall remain high."A record 6.2 million people are waiting for routine NHS treatment. A&E is heaving, with only 71% of patients seen, treated and then admitted or discharged in under four hours, compared with 87% in March 2019 - before the pandemic began.However, the number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid across the UK is starting to fall.
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