By
Press Association 2021
People wait to be tested at a Covid-19 mobile testing unit set up at the White Hart pub in Fernhill Heath, near Worcester
Covid-19 case rates for the four nations of the UK have dropped to their lowest level since before Christmas, with some regions of England recording rates last seen in early December, new analysis shows.
In London the seven-day rate has fallen to its lowest since December 8, while the figure for south-east England is at its lowest since December 7.
While a handful of local areas across the UK have recorded a week-on-week rise in the latest figures, most of the increases are small.