"Figure 2: New modelling shows the downward trend in those testing positive for COVID-19 is statistically significant","" "Estimated percentage of the population in England testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) by week since the start of the study, 26 April 2020","" "","" "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 the most recent period are provisional, as we are still receiving swab test results. This may result in further revisions to the figure. 3. More information about the methods used in the regression model is available in Section 8: Measuring the data." "Unit","%" "","" "","% testing positive for COVID-19","Lower confidence limit","Upper confidence limit" "26 April to 2 May","0.44","0.25","0.72" "3 May to 9 May","0.31","0.20","0.50" "10 May to 16 May","0.22","0.15","0.36" "17 May to 23 May","0.16","0.10","0.25" "24 May to 30 May","0.11","0.06","0.19"