The latest weekly report from @ONS on infectivity shows a further increase for England, with 433k (up from 336k) estimated to be infected in the most recent period. That's 1 in 130 (1 in 160), and with 35,200 (27,900) new infections per week. 1/6 
The regional trends are starting to show some variation, with some signs of levelling in the last couple of weeks for the worst affected regions. Wider confidence intervals make these more uncertain though, but hopeful signs maybe. 2/6
By age there's a clear fall in early teens, a levelling off for younger adults, but still growth at older ages, albeit at a lower level. Those are the ages which matter in terms of hospitalisation though. 3/6
These results are all for England. The equivalent numbers for infectivity for the other nations are Wales & Scotland: 1 in 180, NI: 1 in 100. The CI's for these are much wider though given smaller samples. It's good to see Scotland added for the first time. 4/6
This week we also have an update on antibody prevalence. For England it's shown a modest decline over the summer, suggesting that their presence may be short lived. Antibodies are only one element of the body's resistance to reinfection though. 5/6
This randomly sampled survey included over 500k swab tests over a 6 week period, and 244k in the last 2 weeks alone. It's a massive undertaking, and thanks as always to @ONS, its staff and partners in the research, along with everyone who took part in it. 6/6 END
Correction, in the first tweet I referred to 35,200 cases per week. It should have been per day. Apologies for the error.
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