About one in eight people in the community in England would have been expected to test positive for coronavirus antibodies in December, data suggests, revealing the majority of the population are still at risk from Covid-19.
According to antibody data collected by the Office for National Statistics as part of its coronavirus infection survey, an estimated 12.1% of people in England aged 16 or over – about 5.4 million people – would have tested positive for antibodies in December.
By contrast, the figure was 8.9% in November and 7% in October, suggesting a rise in people who have been infected – a situation mirrored by other data including the number of people testing positive during those months.
“The estimates suggest there has been an increase in antibody positivity in the most recent month,” the team write.
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