England's Covid R number remains steady, new infections growing

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1 min read . Updated: 25 Mar 2022, 07:56 PM IST Reuters

The daily growth of infections was +3% to +6% compared to an estimated range of between +2% to +6% last week.

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LONDON : The estimated range of England's COVID-19 reproduction "R" number is between 1.1 and 1.4, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday.

An R number between 1.1 and 1.4 means that for every 10 people infected, they will on average infect between 11 and 14 other people. The estimate is unchanged from the previous week's range.

The daily growth of infections was +3% to +6% compared to an estimated range of between +2% to +6% last week.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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