AdvertisementThe coronavirus R rate in Britain has risen to between 1.1 and 1.3 and it is at least one or higher in every region of England except the North East and North West. Government advisers on SAGE today estimated the outbreak is spreading fastest in London and the East of England, where the R could be as high as a shocking 1.5. R is a number used to show how many people each person who catches the coronavirus infects before they recover. The R rate figure is highest in the East of England and in London, with a possible value of between 1.2 and 1.5. Infection rates have started to double every week now, which means the true R rate could be worse than today's report says.

Source: Daily Mail December 23, 2020 13:52 UTC