COVID-19: Record 4.9 million people in UK had coronavirus in week to 26 March, ONS says

A record number of people in the UK are estimated to have COVID-19 in the week leading up to 26 March, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. It said that 4.9 million people in the UK are estimated to have had the virus, up from 4.3 million in the previous week. In England, around one in 13 people were likely to test positive for COVID last week, or 4.1 million people - up from one in 16, or 3.5 million people, in the week to 19 March. Both England and Wales are now recording record infection levels. The latest data also shows that the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 has continued to increase across all regions of England.