One in eight people in England has had Covid-19, new figures suggest

The figures come as some family doctors continue to express their frustration about the rollout of vaccines across the UK.

An estimated one in eight people in England had had Covid-19 by December last year, new figures show (Niall Carson/PA)

An estimated one in eight people in England had had Covid-19 by December last year, up from one in 11 in November, new figures show.

Antibody data on infection in private households suggests that one in 10 in Wales had also been infected by December, alongside one in 13 in Northern Ireland and one in 11 in Scotland.