"Figure 5: The rate of new infections of COVID-19 appears to have decreased between mid-May and early June, but has since levelled off","" "Estimated numbers of new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), based on tests conducted between 17 May to 30 May, 31 May to 13 June and 14 June to 27 June 2020, England","" "","" "Notes","1. These statistics refer to infections reported in the community, by which we mean private households. These figures exclude infections reported in hospitals, care homes or other institutional settings. 2. It is important to note that the results for this period are provisional, as we are still receiving swab test results. This may result in further revisions to the figures." "Unit","%" "","" "","% testing positive for COVID-19","Lower confidence limit","Upper confidence limit" "17 May to 30 May","0.07","0.04","0.11" "31 May to 13 June","0.03","0.01","0.06" "14 June to 27 June","0.05","0.02","0.08"