A third of England's population has Covid antibodies from either infection or vaccination, according to new figures.
Around 33 per cent have antibodies, which has more than doubled due to the jab roll out, Public Health England's Covid-19 Surveillance Report says.
Just 15 per cent are from infections alone.
The weekly report, published this afternoon, relates to data between March 1 and 7, as well as some indicators of daily data up to Tuesday.
But, with Boris Johnson's road map to recovery already underway, figures show of the 344 new acute respiratory infection incidents 85 - or around 25 per cent - came from workplaces.
59 of those had at least one linked case that tested positive for Covid.
The report adds that there have been continued declines in reported outbreaks as well as hospitalisations and ICU admissions during the period.
The number of people going to hospital with Covid continues to drop across all regions and was at 5.95 per 100,000 during the period, compared to 8.33 the previous week.
The highest hospital admission rates continue to be in West Midlands and across the country are those aged 85 and above.
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Case rates per 100,000 have fallen across all regions and all age groups – they are now highest in Yorkshire & The Humber, with a rate of 97.6.
They are lowest in the South West with a rate of 32.3.
The highest rate is among 30 to 39-year-olds, which stood at 88.9 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to March 7, down week-on-week from 123.6.
Among 20 to 29-year-olds the rate dropped from 113.9 to 78.9, and for 40 to 49-year-olds it fell from 103.7 to 72.7.
For people aged 80 and over, the rate fell from 66.6 to 44.2.
Dr Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England, said: “We’re seeing the impact of staying at home, following the current guidance and the lifesaving vaccines.
When you are offered a vaccine make sure to take it.
“The last thing we want now is for rates, deaths and hospitalisations to go back up. We are still in a precarious situation and it would not take much for a dangerous new wave to take off.
"So even if you have had the vaccine, keep contacts to a minimum, keep your distance and keep washing your hands regularly and thoroughly.”
As reported, coronavirus death rates halved in February in an "encouraging" reduction, according to PHE figures released yesterday.
The latest data from the government body shows last month there were 15,943 Covid-19 related deaths in England, which gives a rate of 42.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
This is a reduction compared to January which saw 33,241 Covid-19 related deaths - a rate of 88.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
As of Tuesday, a total of 22,809,829 people across the UK have had their first vaccine dose.
Figures from the latest 24-hour period show the UK's coronavirus death toll rose by 190 - a drop of nearly 40% from a week ago.
Yesterday's figures were a significant reduction from the numbers on Wednesday, March 3, when the death toll rose by 315.
