Covid infection rates fell in all but 10 per cent of English councils during the half-term week, official data today revealed after hopes were raised that cases have peaked for 2021.
UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) statistics show cases fell in 132 out of 149 local authorities in England in the week ending October 31. North Somerset in the South West — the region where cases have been highest — saw the biggest drop off (35.2 per cent).
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