"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 11 May to 24 May, 25 May to 7 June and 8 June to 21 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’s 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 figure." "Unit","%" "","" "","% testing positive for COVID-19","Lower confidence limit","Upper confidence limit" "11 May to 24 May","0.08","0.04","0.13" "25 May to 7 June","0.03","0.01","0.05" "8 June to 21 June","0.04","0.02","0.09"