Declines in all four nations, with infections in England lowest since October

The number of people with Covid-19 continued to fall in households across the UK at the end of February, though the picture was uncertain in some parts of England, data showed.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that about one in 220 people in private households in England had coronavirus between 21 and 27 February, the equivalent of 248,100 people.

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