The North East England had the highest proportion of people of any region likely to test positive for coronavirus in the week to July 10: around one in 40.
The percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 is estimated to have increased in all regions of England, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
More than half a million people in private households in England are likely to have had Covid-19 in the week to July 10, according to figures.
ONS data says the estimated number of people testing positive – 577,700 – is the equivalent of around one in 95 people, up from one in 160 people in the previous week, and is the highest number since the week to February 6.
READ MORE: North East and North Yorkshire hit record-high Covid case rates
Self-isolation
Most people who come into contact with a positive Covid-19 case are continuing to follow the rules for self-isolating, a new survey has suggested.
Nearly nine in 10 (89 per cent) of respondents said they had fully adhered to self-isolation requirements for the entire 10-day period required by law.
The survey, by the Office for National Statistics ONS, covers the period June 28 to July 3 and is based on a small sample of 990 people in England.
Previous surveys found a similar level of full adherence to the rules for self-isolating, with 87% for the period June 1 to 5 and 93% for May 4 to 8.
Of those people who self-isolated after coming into contact with a positive coronavirus case, around a third (34%) said they had gone on to develop Covid-19 symptoms.
This is broadly unchanged from the previous month’s survey (35%) but is up from around one in five (21%) in the survey taken in early May – a “statistically significant” increase, the ONS said.
Adherence to self-isolation requirements was also found to be “significantly higher” among those who developed symptoms (94%) compared with those who did not (86%).
“With restrictions easing further, it is important we continue to monitor the behaviour of those required to self-isolate,” Mr Gibbs added.
Delta Variant
A total of 253,049 confirmed and probable cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant have now been identified in the UK, according to the latest figures from Public Health England – up by 36,800 from 216,249 cases in the previous week, a rise of 17%.
Of the 253,049 cases, 209,926 have been in England, 32,708 in Scotland, 5,601 in Wales and 4,814 in Northern Ireland.
The Delta variant continues to account for approximately 99% of confirmed cases of coronavirus across the UK.
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