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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Michael Howie

One in 16 in England estimated to have Covid-19 as infections soar

Covid-19 infections have jumped again in England with one in 16 people estimated to have had the virus in the week up to March 19 - up from one in 20 the previous week.

Some 3.5 million people were estimated to have the virus in England, 800,000 more than the week up to March 12.

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