With cases on the up again, we look at what the data shows and what may be behind the trend
On Friday several datasets were released that showed the same trend: cases are on the up. According to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), the R number – the average number of people infected by each person with Covid – is between 1.0 and 1.2 for England and for the UK as a whole. But these numbers reflect the situation over the past weeks, given time lags in the range of data used.
