Despite the lowering rates, it is still not believed that the number of deaths has peaked and the numbers are still far higher than during the first peak back in April.
Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said this week that the high number of deaths is unlikely to drop quickly.
He said: “The daily numbers jump around a bit but I think we are in a position now – when you look at the number of infections we’ve had over the past few weeks and how this is likely to continue, so I don’t think they’re going to drop very quickly – that I’m afraid we’re in a period of high death numbers that’s going to carry on for some weeks.
“It’s not going to come down quickly even if the measures that are in place now start to reduce the infection numbers.
“So we’re in for a pretty grim period, I’m afraid.”
In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Professor Ferguson said: “I think it’s much too early to say exactly when case numbers are going to start coming down, but in some NHS regions in England and in Wales there’s sign of plateauing.
