England's Covid R Rate Might Have Risen Above 1
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England’s coronavirus R rate may have risen above 1, scientists advising the government have said.
R measures the number of people, on average, that each sick person will infect.
Official figures published on Friday suggest the R rate is between 0.8 and 1.1. Last week it was between 0.8 and 1.0.
If R is greater than 1 the epidemic is generally seen to be growing; if R is less than 1 the epidemic is shrinking.
An R value between 0.8 and 1.1 means that, on average, every 10 people infected will infect between eight and 11 other people.
The estimate is provided by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
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