Covid cases have fallen by two thirds this month, Imperial React study finds - The Times

The number of people with coronavirus in England has dropped by more than two thirds since January but the overall rate remains high, a study has found.

More than 85,000 swab tests carried out in the first two weeks of February as part of Imperial College London’s latest React study showed that Covid-19 infections had dropped to only one in 200 people testing positive.

Scientists said that there was a strong decline in the prevalence of coronavirus in England among the general population after six weeks of lockdown, though it remains at levels similar to those in late September.

Infections dropped at a similar rate across all age groups, suggesting that the fall in numbers is linked to lockdown restrictions rather than the impact of

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