Covid-19 infections continue to rise across the UK

Nearly three-quarters of a million people in private households in England are likely to have had Covid-19 in the week to July 17 (Yui Mok/PA)

The number of people with Covid-19 continues to rise across the UK, with around one in 75 people in England infected, new figures have suggested.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that nearly three-quarters of a million people in private households in England are likely to have had Covid-19 in the week to July 17.