LONDON (Reuters) – England’s COVID-19 weekly reproduction “R” number was estimated between 0.8 and 1.1, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday, and it is less clear if the epidemic is still shrinking.
An R number between 0.8 and 1.1 means that for every 10 people infected, they will on average infect between 8 and 11 other people. Last week the R number was estimated between 0.8 and 1.0.
The daily growth of infections was estimated between -3% and +1%, compared to from -3% and -1% last week, meaning it is less clear if the epidemic is still shrinking.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Costas Pitas)
