The figures come on a day of dramatic developments as ministers desperately seek to fight off a second wave.
Areas in the Midlands and the North-West have seen the most dramatic rise in cases.restrictions today, with a ban on households mixing coming into force on Tuesday.after it was put on Public Health England’s watch list due to rising rates there.Figures show the whole of the UK is facing a resurgence.for the first time since early March, meaning the epidemic is growing.
Academics at Imperial College London have predicted the R could actually be as high as 1.7, based on the results of 150,000 tests carried out on volunteers.Their data suggests the virus is doubling every seven to eight days.
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