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England's small rise in COVID cases levelled off - statistics office

Reuters WORLD
Published August 21,2020
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Bank underground station in front of the Bank of England and Royal Exchange Building in London, Britain, July 30, 2020. (REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo)

A small increase in the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in England in July appears to have levelled off, Britain's statistics office said on Friday.

In the week of Aug. 7 to Aug. 13, around one in 2,200 individuals tested positive in England, it said.

In late July, around one person in 1,500 tested positive, the ONS had previously said.