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England’s COVID R number unchanged at 0.9-1.1 – Metro US

England’s COVID R number unchanged at 0.9-1.1

Pedestrians walk near public health signs, whilst the reproduction “R”
Pedestrians walk near public health signs, whilst the reproduction “R” number of COVID-19 infections in the United Kingdom has risen and may be above 1, London, Britain

LONDON (Reuters) – England’s COVID-19 weekly reproduction “R” number was unchanged between 0.9 and 1.1, government estimates showed on Friday.

An R number between 0.9 and 1.1 means that for every 10 people infected, they will on average infect between 9 and 11 other people.

The estimated daily growth of infections also remained between -1% and +1%, the same as the previous week’s figures.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; by Michael Holden)