The number of weekly COVID-19 situations in England has declined for the initially time since July, new figures present.

A whole of 6,115 people examined optimistic for coronavirus in the week from 13 to 19 August, figures from the government’s examination and trace procedure have unveiled.

That is 8% decrease than the week before and the to start with decrease given that the beginning of July.

The number of individuals contacted through the observe and trace system greater in the course of the week to 19 August to 7,941, in element due to an operational hold off the 7 days before.

Of these, 72.6% had been reached and questioned to provide information about their contacts, in contrast to 79% the week prior to, the governing administration explained.

A total of 75.5% of people today who have been in shut get hold of with these who have been at first contacted had been reached.

Due to the fact the NHS speak to tracing procedure was released in late Could, 65,398 people who tested optimistic for COVID-19 in England have had their situations transferred to it.

Of these cases, 50,876 people (77.8%) had been reached and requested to supply particulars of the latest contacts even though 12,851 (19.7%) have been not arrived at.

A further 1,671 individuals (2.6%) could not be achieved mainly because their conversation aspects had not been offered.

From the 50,876 folks who were being achieved, 246,262 of their near contacts had been then correctly contacted and advised to self-isolate.

That is 80.6% out of a overall of 305,752 men and women who had been recognized as shut contacts.

The remaining 59,463 people today (19.4%) could not be contacted.