The majority of the UK is now seeing a steady increase in the levels of coronavirus, the latest data shows, after infections rose by 31 per cent in 10 days.
Experts have warned that the elderly population are seeing a particularly notable increase.
Around 1.7 million people in private households across the UK were likely to have tested positive for the virus between September 23 and October 3, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
