One in 60 people in England had Covid-19 last week as infections fell below January levels for the first time in several weeks.
Weekly data from the Office for National Statistics show the proportion of people with the virus in private households in England decreased in the week to November 6.
An estimated 925,400 people had Covid-19 during this period, equating to around one in 60 people, the ONS said.
This compares to one in 50 people over the previous two weeks, and one in 55 people the week before.
At the start of the year, infections peaked at around one in 50 as country battled the second wave of the virus.
Covid rates have fallen in all age groups except for those from school year 12 to age 24 and for people aged 35 to 49, where the trend is uncertain, the ONS said.
Secondary school pupils still have the highest infection rates in the country on 4.8% compared to 7.5% in the last week of October.
Infection rates also appeared to be falling across all regions, except for the East Midlands where there were early signs of an increase.
Wales continued to report the highest Covid rate in the UK with one in 45 people estimated to have the virus.
However last week's figures were an improvement on the end of October when one in 40 were infected - the highest figure since estimates began in July 2020.
In Northern Ireland, around one in 75 people were believed to have Covid, down from one in 65 the previous week and below the record high of one in 40 in mid-August.
For Scotland, the latest estimate is one in 85, down from one in 80 the previous week and below September's peak of one in 45.
