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Covid infection levels in England remain at historically lower levels, with no sign of more than minor week-on-week fluctuations. Last week, to 18 May, around 1 in every 283 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remained Moderately High.

As we say every week, it is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 283 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas, as explained below.

The recent small rise in Covid infection levels in England has probably come to an end. Last week, to 11 May, Covid infection levels fell back to the historically lower level seen in late March. Around 1 in every 282 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High. The data which will help us confirm and understand this fall will not be published for a few weeks, but we will keep you updated as it becomes available.

Covid infection levels in England have resumed their slow increase. In the week to 4 May, around 1 in every 250 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High.

Covid infection levels in England have remained at historically lower levels since January 2025, the longest period of lower levels since the pandemic began. It is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 250 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas. This is explained fully below.

Covid infection levels in England remained static in the week to 27 April. Around 1 in every 254 people were infected, and the overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High. It is too early to see any impact of Easter holiday mixing in the data.

Covid infection levels in England have remained stable in the week to 20 April. The recent slow rise appears to have stopped, although this may be simply a reporting error. As of the week ending 20 April, around 1 in every 265 people were infected, and the overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High.

Covid infection levels in England once again continue to slowly rise. As of the week ending 13 April, around 1 in every 258 people were infected. The overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High, but we are tentatively predicting a return to High levels in May.

Covid infection levels in England continue to slowly rise, but remain historically low. As of the week ending 6 April, around 1 in every 267 people were infected. The overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High, but we are tentatively predicting a Covid wave in May.

Covid infection levels in England have continued to slowly rise. As of the week ending 30 March, around 1 in every 273 people were infected. The overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High, but we are tentatively predicting a Covid wave in late April or May.

For the first time in 18 weeks, Covid infection levels in England have risen slightly higher. As of the week ending 23 March, around 1 in every 293 people were infected, up 13% on last week. The overall Covid risk currently remains Moderately High, but we are tentatively predicting a Covid wave in April or May.

For the 17^th week in a row, Covid infection levels in England have remained relatively low. As of the week ending 16 March, around 1 in every 331 people were infected, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High.

We have checked these figures against the only other reputable source available, the Scottish wastewater monitoring of Covid virus levels. While the figures aren’t directly comparable, both data sets show similar trends of a long period of static Covid levels. This makes us as confident as we can be that the Covid figures we give are credible.