A Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) subgroup said the R for the UK is now 1.1-1.3, with a growth rate range of 2% to 4%. However, the R number is still as high as 1.5 in the South West - one of the shrinking numbers of areas without toughened Tier restrictions. This time last week the R was at 1.3-1.6, with a growth rate of 3% to 6%, which was also a slight dip from the previous week. The estimates for R and the growth rate are provided by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, a subgroup of Sage. The growth rate, which estimates how quickly the number of infections is changing day by day, and is between 2% to 4% for the UK as a whole.

Source: Daily Mirror October 30, 2020 13:35 UTC