‘Early signs’ of potential rise in people testing positive for Covid in England

The ONS said figures show a ‘mixed picture’ of infection levels across the UK this week (PA)

There are “early signs” of a potential rise in the proportion of people testing positive for coronavirus in England, new figures show.

The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, published on Friday, show that around one in 1,110 people in private households in England had Covid-19 in the week to May 15 – up from one in 1,340 the previous week.