The growth rate and R value of coronavirus transmission in the UK has changed slightly in the last week, new figures published by the Government show.
Data released on Friday revealed the growth rate is now between minus 4% to minus 1%.
The R value for the UK is between 0.8 to 0.9, a slight change from 0.7 to 0.9.
The figures are published by the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage).
A growth rate between minus 1% to minus 4% means the number of new infections is shrinking by between 1% to 4% every day, the report said.
It added: “However, we are starting to see early indications that these values may be increasing.
“This is not yet reflected in these estimates because the data used to calculate R and growth rate reflect the situation from a few weeks ago.”
