About one in 1,340 people in England had coronavirus in the week ending 8 May, according to the Office for National Statistics.

It means the number of people with COVID has continued to decrease, with around 40,800 estimated to have had the virus in total.

The previous week’s estimate for England was one in 1,180 people, or around 46,100 people.

Wales also saw a big drop in infections and has the lowest estimate for any UK nation, with about 1 in 4,230 infected with COVID, or around 700 people.

The previous week around 1 in 2,070 people, or around 1,500 total, were believed to be infected.

There were also significant falls in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Scotland’s latest estimate is one in 1,250 people infected (4,200 total); from one in 760 (6,900 total) the previous week.

Northern Ireland’s is one in 1,430 people (1,300 total); from one in 750 (2,400 total).

The ONS infection survey tests people in private households around the country for infection and antibodies and is the largest such survey in the UK.

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