Police, transport, freight and fire workers will be able to join the daily contact testing scheme.
However, it is not clear when the 200 additional new testing sites will be available.
From 16 August, fully-vaccinated people in England will not need to isolate after being in close contact with a Covid case. The high number of notifications sent - branded a "pingdemic" - has led to criticism around the rules of self-isolation, with many businesses forced to close or reduce their service.
It is too soon to say if cases have peaked, however, given that the statistics do not capture the impact of unlocking that happened on 19 July.
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