ONS finds number of coronavirus cases is down week-on-week

More proof England’s second wave IS slowing down: Official statistics show there are now 8,400 new coronavirus cases per day down from 9,600 last week – but 116,600 people could have Covid-19 right now

The number of people getting infected with coronavirus has fallen in the last week, official data shows.

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today revealed there were 8,400 new cases of the disease this week, down from 9,600 last week, down 12.5 per cent.

It comes on the heels of a King’s College London study that yesterday found Britain’s second national wave was slowing down.   

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today revealed there were 8,400 new cases of the disease this week, down from 9,600 last week, down 12.5 per cent