Drop in numbers infected with Covid-19 in UK after lockdown
A person passes a Don t help the virus spread government coronavirus sign on Commercial road in Bournemouth, during England s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Pic by Andrew Matthews
By Jane Kirby, Sam Blewett and Shaun Connolly
There has been a slight drop in the number of people infected with coronavirus in England after lockdown measures were introduced, new figures show.
Data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey shows an estimated one in 55 people in private households in England had Covid-19 between January 10 and 16, down from one in 50 people for the Christmas period of December 27 to January 2.