Coronavirus R rate could now be at or above 1 in every region of England, government says
coronavirus R rate could be above one in every regions, the government says.The 'R value' or 'rate' reflects how infectious a virus is.If it is greater than one, the infection will spread exponentially, but if it is lower than one, it will spread slowly and eventually die out.In order for lockdown restrictions to be lifted in the UK, the R rate needed to be below one - and the aim is to keep it below that.However, latest data reveals that the R number range for England is currently between 0.9 and 1.1.As for the growth rate, that is -2 percent to +1% which means the number of new infections is somewhere between shrinking by 2% and growing by 1% every day.Every region, including the North West, has an R rate of 0.9 to 1.1, bar two - the East