Average of 148,000 people in England had coronavirus between April 27 and May 10

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>An average of 148&comma;000 people in England had coronavirus at any given time between April 27 and May 10&comma; according to new estimates by the Office for National Statistics &lpar;ONS&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The results of the pilot study suggest an average of 0&period;27&percnt; of the community population&comma; or one in 370 people – excluding health and care workers – were infected with the virus over the period&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; 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