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Prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England falls sharply again – Metro US

Prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England falls sharply again

People walk through Hyde Park, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown
People walk through Hyde Park, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions ease in London

LONDON (Reuters) – The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England has dropped sharply for a second week, Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday.

The ONS said that an estimated 1 in 610 people in England had COVID-19 in the week ending April 16, compared to 1 in 480 a week earlier.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Michael Holden)