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England’s Covid R rate remained steady, according to the latest government figures.
The UK Health Security Agency said on Friday the reproduction number is between 0.8 and 1.0 - the same as last week.
If R is greater than 1 the epidemic is generally seen to be growing; if R is less than 1 the epidemic is shrinking.
Here’s what the R rate is in each region of England:
East of England - 0.8 to 1.0 (unchanged)
London – 0.9 to 1.1 (up from 0.8 to 1.0)
Midlands – 0.8 to 1.0 (unchanged)
North-east and Yorkshire – 0.8 to 1.0 (unchanged)
North-west – 0.8 to 1.0 (unchanged)
South-east – 0.8 to 1.1 (up from 0.8 to 1.0)
South west – 0.8 to 1.0 (up from 0.7 to 1.0)