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Covid: Coronavirus cases in England up 60% in a week – BBC News
Every case is estimated to result in between 1.2 and 1.5 further infections, government estimates find.
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The rate at which the Covid-19 virus is spreading appears to be speeding up.
The R number, indicating how fast the coronavirus epidemic is growing, has risen from 1.1-1.4 to 1.2-1.5.
An Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey estimated there were 9,600 new cases a day in England in the week to 19 September – up from 6,000 the week before and three times that being picked up by general testing.
It comes as more restrictions come into effect in parts of England…
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