SINCE the Covid pandemic began, Governments and health experts around the world have been scrambling to protect communities, but just how well has the UK been doing?
Covid cases shot back up as the first national lockdown came to an end, resulting in a range of local lockdowns and eventually a second England-wide measure.
While more people are getting sick, data shows a falling fatality rate meaning more people are surviving.
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Particularly telling is the share of positive tests chart, which shows the share of tests that are confirming a case, also known as the positive rate.
This rate should ideally be very low. If it is high, the UK is likely not identifying enough cases.
If it is low, it shows the UK is testing in proportion with the size of its outbreak and the number of confirmed cases will be closer to the number of total cases as people with mild or no symptoms will also be found.
According to criteria published by WHO in May, a positive rate of less than 5 per cent is one indicator that the epidemic is under control in a country.
The UK's currently stands at 3.5 per cent and will likely decrease further with mass testing drives recently announced.
According to the data, Britain has currently performed 450.48 tests per 1,000 people.
Here are six charts that show how England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are collectively doing in the fight against the coronavirus:
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