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The ONS also said just 0.03% of people over 70 had tested positive for Covid in the week ending April 24.
The low numbers among the most vulnerable show the vaccine programme is working.
The latest government figures say almost 27% of people in the UK have had their second jab - including most of the people vulnerable to the virus.
The fact Covid infections have continued to fall despite all four nations of the UK easing lockdown in recent weeks will be welcome news for the government and devolved nations.
The ONS infection survey is seen as one of the key indicators the government monitors to determine if their lockdown lifting programme is working.
Thursday April 29, 2021, 10:49 PM
ITV News Health Editor Emily Morgan reports on the serious complications and symptoms that can arise after contracting Covid-19
A 48-year-old man who became so ill with Covid-19 he is having to learn how to walk and talk again after spending more than half a year in hospital.
Rob Orton was hospitalised with coronavirus in November and put on a ventilator.
Six months later and he is suffering from Long Covid.
The father-of-two now has damaged lungs, has had numerous infections and cannot eat solid foods after having a tracheostomy.
He now fears his life will never go back to normal .
Tuesday April 20, 2021, 5:47 PM
Coronavirus capsules or tablets designed to treat Covid-19 at home could be ready as soon as autumn, the government has announced.
Boris Johnson said he s launched a new Antivirals Taskforce to identify treatments for people exposed to the virus, which it is hoped could stop the infection spreading and speed up recovery time.
It is hoped at least two effective treatments in either in a tablet or capsule form will be available this year.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he hopes the government can roll them out as soon as the autumn .
Working in a similar way to the Vaccines Taskforce, the antivirals team will search for the most promising home treatments and support their development through clinical trials to ensure they can be rapidly rolled out as soon as possible.
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Video report from ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand
Coronavirus infection rates are likely to rise again as schools reopen, the prime minister has said, but he hopes a prudent approach to relaxing lockdown will mean they remain open.
Boris Johnson warned that Covid-19 infection levels are still very high , adding that Monday s reopening of schools will of course have an impact on the virus .
He urged people to continue complying with coronavirus restrictions because hospital admissions are still eight times higher than they were in the low point last summer, when restrictions from the first lockdown were relaxed.