Government statisticians tasked with tracking the outbreak estimate 766,500 people were infected in England on any day last week - up 8.6 per cent on the previous weekly toll.
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The Office for National Statistics estimates just 893,300 people in England were infected on any given day in the week to August 23. The figure marks a 26 per cent downturn on the previous week.