But different parts of the country seem to have been impacted to vastly different extents. Here are the regions of the UK ranked in terms of how many people are likely to have already had Covid.
. This is the proportion of people who had Covid where you live in 2020
This is the proportion of people who had Covid where you live in 2020 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
. Yorkshire and Humber
The ONS estimates that 19.3 per cent of people in Yorkshire and Humber would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
. London
The ONS estimates that 17.9 per cent of people in London would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
. North West
The ONS estimates that 16.8 per cent of people in the North West would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
. West Midlands
The ONS estimates that 16.5 per cent of people in the West Midlands would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
5. East Midlands
The ONS estimates that 14.9 per cent of people in the East Midlands would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
6. North East
The ONS estimates that 15 per cent of people in the North East would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
7. Wales
The ONS estimates that 9.8 per cent of people in the Wales would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
8. South East
The ONS estimates that 9.7 per cent of people in the South East would have tested positive for Covid antibodies in December Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)