Britain is seeing a sustained fall in reported coronavirus cases outside lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began.
In new evidence that the country has passed the peak of its third wave, the number of confirmed infections fell for the fifth consecutive day.
Yesterday, 29,173 positive cases were recorded, the first time it had fallen below 30,000 for two weeks and down from a peak of about 50,000 shortly before almost all legal restrictions were lifted in England last Monday.
It was also nearly 40 per cent lower than the same figure last Sunday and the first period in which case numbers had consistently fallen since the start of May.
Boris Johnson has said the recent fall in coronavirus cases is “encouraging” although
