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One in 400 people in England have coronavirus, tests suggest One in 400 people in England has coronavirus, tests suggest
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One in 400 people in England have coronavirus, a survey of nearly 11,000 people in households suggests. One in 400 people in England has the Covid-19 virus, a survey of nearly 11,000 people in households suggests.
They were asked to carry out swab tests over two weeks up to 10 May. They were asked to carry out swab tests over the two weeks up to 10 May.
This means around 148,000 people in England could currently be infected - 0.27% of the population. This indicates about 148,000 people in England are currently infected - 0.27% of the population.
Those tested did not include hospital patients or people living in care home where rates of Covid-19 are likely to be much higher, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. But those tested did not include hospital patients or people living in care homes, where rates of Covid-19 are likely to be much higher, Office for National Statistics figures show.
Out of more than 5,000 households, the numbers testing positive were small - just 33 people in 30 households. Just 33 of the 11,000 - in only 30 of more than 5,000 households - tested positive.
And those 30 households were several times more likely to include health or care workers than those in other sectors.