New infections remain steady in the UK, while some European neighbours are seeing steep rises.
Other estimates of Covid from the Office of National Statistics, based on Covid tests done by households, suggest that nearly 1.1 million people in the UK would test positive for coronavirus in the week ending 6 November.According to the ONS:In Wales, it is one-in-45, down from one-in-40 the previous weekIn Scotland, it is one-in-85 versus one-in-80 the week before
Sarah Crofts from the ONS said rates across the UK remained high overall, but cases had been coming down among secondary school children in England. "The half-term break may have played a part, though infections were decreasing prior to this time. Over the next few weeks we will see if this decline continues."
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