The number of people infected with coronavirus is at the highest level recorded in England since May, according to a study. The research, which saw more than 167,600 volunteers tested in England between 6 and 22 January, showed that Covid-19 infections remained very high throughout this time, with one in 64 people infected.
The findings from Imperial College London's React study show infections in England have flattened but are at the highest level recorded by the researchers, with the indication of a decline in the last week of the survey.
The main findings from the eighth round of the study suggest national prevalence was 1.57%, or 157 per 10,000 people infected, and it estimated the national reproduction number to be at 0.98 with a range