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'Seven In Ten' Adults In England Now Have Coronavirus Antibodies

Almost 70 per cent of the adult population in England now have COVID antibodies, latest figures suggest.

An estimated seven in 10 adults (68.3%) in private households were likely to have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in the week to April 11, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

That's up from an estimated one in two, or 53.1%, two weeks earlier.

The presence of COVID antibodies suggests someone has had the infection or has been vaccinated - and the inoculation rollout has now reached more than 33 million people across the UK.

In Wales, some six in 10 adults (61%) in private households tested positive for antibodies in the week to April 11, according to the same new figures.

This is also up from around one in two adults, or 48.2%, two weeks before.

Meanwhile, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, is expected to lead a coronavirus Government briefing later today (Wednesday).

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