Covid infections in England at highest level since January

Covid-19 infections in England have increased to their highest level since the beginning of the year, according to official figures released on Friday.

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey estimates around one in 50 people had coronavirus in England in the week to October 22, which is the same proportion of people at the peak of the second wave in early January.

The official weekly R number in England is estimated to have risen to between 1.1 and 1.3. The coronavirus reproduction figure means that for every 10 people with coronavirus they will, on average, infect between 11 and 13 others, Xinhua news agency reported.

The pandemic therefore appears to be growing in England, as “R” was estimated to be between one and 1.2 last week.

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