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| Coronavirus: Virus cases may be hitting 6,000 a day | Coronavirus: Virus cases may be hitting 6,000 a day |
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| New cases of coronavirus could be hitting 6,000 a day in England, with "clear evidence" of a rise in positive tests in the under-35s, according to the Office for National Statistics. | New cases of coronavirus could be hitting 6,000 a day in England, with "clear evidence" of a rise in positive tests in the under-35s, according to the Office for National Statistics. |
| The ONS found infection rates were higher in the North West and London, based on random testing of thousands of people in households. | |
| The figures are for the week to 10 September. | The figures are for the week to 10 September. |
| New England-wide measures could soon be brought in to reduce cases. | New England-wide measures could soon be brought in to reduce cases. |
| This follows a sharp rise in new daily UK lab-confirmed cases to 3,395 over the last two weeks and ongoing problems with the government's test and trace programme, leading to people struggling to access tests. | This follows a sharp rise in new daily UK lab-confirmed cases to 3,395 over the last two weeks and ongoing problems with the government's test and trace programme, leading to people struggling to access tests. |
| Cases of the virus and hospital admissions for Covid-19 are now thought to be doubling every seven to eight days in the UK. | |
| The ONS infection survey, which has been producing weekly estimates of virus cases since April, tests people whether they have symptoms or not. | The ONS infection survey, which has been producing weekly estimates of virus cases since April, tests people whether they have symptoms or not. |
| This makes it one of the most accurate pictures of levels of infection in England and Wales, although it still has a considerable margin of uncertainty. | This makes it one of the most accurate pictures of levels of infection in England and Wales, although it still has a considerable margin of uncertainty. |
| Its latest figures are based on more than 200,000 swab tests taken over the last six weeks. | |
| Out of 136 positive tests, children aged two to 11 and young people aged 17 to 34 had the highest infection rates. | |
| Data from Wales suggests Covid-19 case there are currently "relatively stable" - with an estimated 1 in 2,000 people testing positive. | Data from Wales suggests Covid-19 case there are currently "relatively stable" - with an estimated 1 in 2,000 people testing positive. |
| But the ONS said the results in Wales should be interpreted with caution because of the small number of tests in the sample. | But the ONS said the results in Wales should be interpreted with caution because of the small number of tests in the sample. |