Health
UK’s coronavirus R rate rises again and could be as high as 1.6 – Yahoo News Australia
The latest growth rate of between +5% and +9% means the number of new infections is growing by 5% to 9% every day.
The reproduction rate of coronavirus infection in the UK has risen and is now between 1.3-1.6, official figures have confirmed.
Government figures show the growth rate of infection has also continued to rise and could be as high as 9%.
Experts on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) published the latest figures on Friday.
An R number between 1.3 and 1.6 means that on average every 10 people infected will infect between 13 and 16 other people.
The latest growth ra…
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