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Headline estimates for England suggest the continued rising infections have slowed.

Around 1 in 85 people (not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings) in England would test positive for #COVID19 at any given time between 31 Oct and 6 Nov ow.ly/TheN50CjCCB

During the most recent week (31 Oct to 6 Nov), we estimate there were around 47,700 new #COVID19 infections per day in England ow.ly/ufFx50CjCGi

Infection rates have varied by age group:

▪️ increased infection rates for people aged 35 and over

▪️ decreasing infection rates for older teenagers and young adults

▪️ infection rates levelled off for younger children, teenagers and 25 to 34 year-olds

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The highest #COVID19 infection rates remain in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber.

In the last week, infections increased in the South East, South West, East Midlands and the North East, but other regions appear to have levelled off ow.ly/EeOe50CjCPv

In Wales, the level of infection is still increasing.

We estimate around 1 in 85 people (not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings) had #COVID19 at any given time between 31 Oct and 6 Nov, or 35,300 people ow.ly/MyzF50CjCTS

In Northern Ireland in the same week (31 Oct to 6 Nov), our modelling suggests that around 1 in 105 people (not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings) had #COVID19, or 17,800 people at any given time

In Scotland, during the most recent week of the study (31 Oct to 6 Nov) we estimate that 1 in 135 people (not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings) had #COVID19 – an average of 39,700 people ow.ly/Y2Nj50CjD1Y

This week we’ve introduced modelled daily estimates for Scotland.

Our estimates suggest infection rates in Scotland have increased over the last six weeks. Despite slowing recently, it is too early to say that rates have levelled off ow.ly/1rJ450CjD4I