BREAKING: The number of people with COVID in the UK rose to around 1 in 21 last week, or 3.28 million people, the latest ONS figures show SkyNewsThomas talks us through the latest data. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
In England, around one in 20 in private households are thought to have the virus in the week to 12 March - or 2.7 million people.
In Wales, the estimate is up from 97,900 people - one in 30 - to 125,400 people, or one in 25.Scotland has seen infection levels rise for seven weeks in a row with a record high 376,300 people estimated to have COVID-19 last week - one in 14.
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