According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), about one in 65 people in England or 857,400 individuals had Covid in the week ending 17 September, up from 766,500 people, or one in 70, the week before.
Most individuals with Covid begin to feel better again after around a few days after their first symptoms came to light.
According to the NHS, most will fully recover within 12 weeks.
