The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has begun to level off in some parts of England, but experts have said restrictions must remain in place.
There are now more Covid patients in hospital in the UK, and more on mechanical ventilation, than in the first wave of the pandemic. However, new data suggests the tide may be beginning to turn.
The latest R number for the UK is 1.2 to 1.3, and 1.1 to 1.3 in England, with the number of new infections in the UK growing by between 2% and 5% every day, according to the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage). The week before the R value for the UK was 1.0 to 1.4. R indicates the average number of people to whom an infected person passes the virus.
While overall the figure suggests the outbreak is continuing to grow, there are regional differences, with London, the south-east and the east of England showing signs that infections could be levelling off or even, potentially, falling.
In the capital, the R number is between 0.9 and 1.2, with the number of new infections somewhere between shrinking by 2% and growing by 3% a day. But experts warn the figures do not reflect the present moment in time.
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