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England's small rise in COVID cases levelled off: statistics office

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along the South Bank, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

A small increase in the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in England in July appears to have levelled off, Britain's statistics office said on Friday.

In the week of Aug. 7 to Aug. 13, around one in 2,200 individuals tested positive in England, it said.

In late July, around one person in 1,500 tested positive, the ONS had previously said.

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Writing by William Schomberg)

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