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The Office of National Statistics have claimed that 2% of the population had Covid-19 in the few days after Christmas, with an even higher percentage in London. a Image - PA Media An estimated 1.1 million people in private households in England had Covid-19 between December 27 and January 2, according to new figures which scientists have described as frighteningly high . This is the equivalent of around 2.06% of the population, or one in 50 people, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The number in London was even higher, with an estimated one in 30 people in private households having Covid-19 between December 27 and January 2. This comes as the number of daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK topped 60,000 for the first time.