Covid infections falling across the UK, says ONS

Covid infections falling across the UK, says ONS The number of people infected with coronavirus in the UK is showing the most significant fall since the start of the Omicron wave, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates.

In the week to 15 January, 3.5 million people tested positive - down from 4.3 million the week before, it says. BBC News

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