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Coronavirus cases continue to level off in England – ONS – BBC News
The figures are based on tests on people in their homes, whether they have symptoms or not.
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Cases of coronavirus are still levelling off in England, according to data from swab tests of thousands of people in random households.
Modelling by the Office for National Statistics estimates there are 2,200 new infections per day.
Following a low point in June in the percentage of people testing positive for the virus, there was a small increase in July.
This is staying stable for the week ending 20 August, the ONS says.
The ONS infection figures are based on …
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