"Figure 1: There is some evidence that the proportion of people testing positive with COVID-19 has decreased in recent weeks","" "Estimated percentage of the population in England who had the coronavirus (COVID-19), based on tests conducted between 3 May to 16 May 2020 and 17 May to 30 May 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." "Unit","%" "","" "","% testing positive for COVID-19","Lower confidence limit","Upper confidence limit" "3 May to 16 May","0.25","0.12","0.46" "17 May to 30 May","0.1","0.05","0.18"