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The UK’s coronavirus breeding number, known as R, is between 0.7 and 1.1, according to the latest estimate.
The R refers to the number of people that an infected person will pass COVID-19 to.
It means that, on average, every 10 infected people will infect between 7 and 11 more people.
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Last week it was between 0.8 and 1, said Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
The higher range is believed to be due to regional variations in the number.
The latest growth rate range is between -5% and 0%, which means that the number of new infections is practically flat or decreases by as much as 5% every day.
In a breakdown of the different regions of England, it was observed that some areas had a rank below one, which means that the number of new infections is decreasing.
This included the East of England, with a range of 0.7 to 0.9, London, with a range of 0.6 to 0.9, and the South East, which had a range of 0.7 to 0.9.
For the rest of the English regions, the range was from 0.8 to 1.1.
Over three nights, Sky News will host a series of special programs examining the UK’s response to the pandemic.
Watch COVID Crisis: Learning the Lessons at 8 pm on February 9, 10, and 11.
